CVE-2016-2774
ISC DHCP 4.1.x before 4.1-ESV-R13 and 4.2.x and 4.3.x before 4.3.4 does not restrict the number...
ISC DHCP 4.1.x before 4.1-ESV-R13 and 4.2.x and 4.3.x before 4.3.4 does not restrict the number of concurrent TCP sessions, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (INSIST assertion failure or request-processing outage) by establishing many sessions.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
5.9
ISC DHCP 4.1.x before 4.1-ESV-R13 and 4.2.x and 4.3.x before 4.3.4 does not restrict the number of concurrent TCP sessions, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (INSIST assertion failure or request-processing outage) by establishing many sessions.
- Record
CVE-2016-2774- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.1 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
ISC DHCP 4.1.x before 4.1-ESV-R13 and 4.2.x and 4.3.x before 4.3.4 does not restrict the number of concurrent TCP sessions, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (INSIST assertion failure or request-processing outage) by establishing many sessions.
- Record
CVE-2016-2774- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-3848 No score
ISC DHCP 4.1.x before 4.1-ESV-R13 and 4.2.x and 4.3.x before 4.3.4 does not restrict the number of concurrent TCP sessions, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (INSIST assertion failure or request-processing outage) by establishing many sessions.
- Record
EUVD-2016-3848- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rg7r-5jqm-6r7j
5.9
ISC DHCP 4.1.x before 4.1-ESV-R13 and 4.2.x and 4.3.x before 4.3.4 does not restrict the number...
ISC DHCP 4.1.x before 4.1-ESV-R13 and 4.2.x and 4.3.x before 4.3.4 does not restrict the number of concurrent TCP sessions, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (INSIST assertion failure or request-processing outage) by establishing many sessions.
- Record
GHSA-rg7r-5jqm-6r7j- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
5.9
ISC DHCP 4.1.x before 4.1-ESV-R13 and 4.2.x and 4.3.x before 4.3.4 does not restrict the number of concurrent TCP sessions, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (INSIST assertion failure or request-processing outage) by establishing many sessions.
- Record
CVE-2016-2774- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2016-2774
5.9
ISC DHCP 4.1.x before 4.1-ESV-R13 and 4.2.x and 4.3.x before 4.3.4 does not restrict the number of concurrent TCP sessions, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (INSIST assertion failure or request-processing outage) by establishing many sessions.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2016-2774- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-2774
5.9
ISC DHCP 4.1.x before 4.1-ESV-R13 and 4.2.x and 4.3.x before 4.3.4 does not restrict the number of concurrent TCP sessions, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (INSIST assertion failure or request-processing outage) by establishing many sessions.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2774- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2016:1692-1 No score
Security update for dhcp
This update for dhcp fixes the following issues:
- CVE-2016-2774: Fixed a denial of service attack against the DHCP server over the OMAPI TCP socket, which could be used by network adjacent attackers to make the DHCP server non-functional (bsc#969820).
- Record
SUSE-SU-2016:1692-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2016:1735-1 No score
Security update for dhcp
This update for dhcp fixes the following issues:
- CVE-2016-2774: Fixed a denial of service attack against the DHCP server over the OMAPI TCP socket, which could be used by network adjacent attackers to make the DHCP server non-functional (bsc#969820).
- Record
SUSE-SU-2016:1735-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2016:1791-1 No score
Security update for dhcp
This update for dhcp fixes the following issues:
Security issue fixed:
- CVE-2016-2774: Fixed a denial of service attack against the DHCP server over the OMAPI TCP socket, which could be used by network adjacent attackers to make the DHCP server non-functional (bsc#969820).
Non security issues fixed:
- Rename freeaddrinfo(), getaddrinfo() and getnameinfo() in the internal libirs library that does not consider /etc/hosts and /etc/nsswitch.conf to use irs_ prefix. This prevents name conflicts which would result in overriding standard glibc functions used by libldap. (bsc#972907)
- Record
SUSE-SU-2016:1791-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2016:2024-1 No score
Security update for dhcp
This update for dhcp fixes the following issues:
- CVE-2016-2774: Fixed a denial of service attack against the DHCP server over the OMAPI TCP socket, which could be used by network adjacent attackers to make the DHCP server non-functional (bsc#969820).
- Record
SUSE-SU-2016:2024-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUSN-3586-1 No score
isc-dhcp vulnerabilities
Konstantin Orekhov discovered that the DHCP server incorrectly handled a large number of concurrent TCP sessions. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-2774)
It was discovered that the DHCP server incorrectly handled socket descriptors. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2017-3144)
Felix Wilhelm discovered that the DHCP client incorrectly handled certain malformed responses. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause the DHCP client to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. In the default installation, attackers would be isolated by the dhclient AppArmor profile. (CVE-2018-5732)
Felix Wilhelm discovered that the DHCP server incorrectly handled reference counting. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause the DHCP server to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2018-5733)
- Record
USN-3586-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
isc-dhcpDebian:12 |
before 4.3.4-1 | 4.3.4-1 |
isc-dhcpDebian:13 |
before 4.3.4-1 | 4.3.4-1 |
isc-dhcpDebian:8 |
before 4.3.1-6+deb8u4, plus listed versions 4.3.1-64.3.1-6+deb8u14.3.1-6+deb8u24.3.1-6+deb8u2+kbsd8u14.3.1-6+deb8u3 |
4.3.1-6+deb8u4 |
dhcpRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client |
before 12:4.2.5-47.el7 | 12:4.2.5-47.el7 |
dhcp-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client |
before 12:4.2.5-47.el7 | 12:4.2.5-47.el7 |
dhcp-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client |
before 12:4.2.5-47.el7 | 12:4.2.5-47.el7 |
dhclientRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client |
before 12:4.2.5-47.el7 | 12:4.2.5-47.el7 |
dhcp-commonRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client |
before 12:4.2.5-47.el7 | 12:4.2.5-47.el7 |
dhcp-libsRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client |
before 12:4.2.5-47.el7 | 12:4.2.5-47.el7 |
dhcpRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode |
before 12:4.2.5-47.el7 | 12:4.2.5-47.el7 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
dhcp-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode |
before 12:4.2.5-47.el7 | 12:4.2.5-47.el7 |
dhcp-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode |
before 12:4.2.5-47.el7 | 12:4.2.5-47.el7 |
dhclientRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode |
before 12:4.2.5-47.el7 | 12:4.2.5-47.el7 |
dhcp-commonRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode |
before 12:4.2.5-47.el7 | 12:4.2.5-47.el7 |
dhcp-libsRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode |
before 12:4.2.5-47.el7 | 12:4.2.5-47.el7 |
dhcp-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server |
before 12:4.2.5-47.el7 | 12:4.2.5-47.el7 |
dhcp-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server |
before 12:4.2.5-47.el7 | 12:4.2.5-47.el7 |
dhclientRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server |
before 12:4.2.5-47.el7 | 12:4.2.5-47.el7 |
dhcpRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server |
before 12:4.2.5-47.el7 | 12:4.2.5-47.el7 |
dhcp-commonRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server |
before 12:4.2.5-47.el7 | 12:4.2.5-47.el7 |
dhcp-libsRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server |
before 12:4.2.5-47.el7 | 12:4.2.5-47.el7 |
dhcp-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation |
before 12:4.2.5-47.el7 | 12:4.2.5-47.el7 |
dhcp-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation |
before 12:4.2.5-47.el7 | 12:4.2.5-47.el7 |
dhclientRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation |
before 12:4.2.5-47.el7 | 12:4.2.5-47.el7 |
dhcpRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation |
before 12:4.2.5-47.el7 | 12:4.2.5-47.el7 |
dhcp-commonRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation |
before 12:4.2.5-47.el7 | 12:4.2.5-47.el7 |
dhcp-libsRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation |
before 12:4.2.5-47.el7 | 12:4.2.5-47.el7 |
dhcpSUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 |
before 4.2.6-14.6.1 | 4.2.6-14.6.1 |
dhcpSUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 |
before 4.2.6-14.6.1 | 4.2.6-14.6.1 |
dhcpSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 |
before 4.2.6-14.6.1 | 4.2.6-14.6.1 |
dhcpSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 |
before 4.2.6-14.6.1 | 4.2.6-14.6.1 |
dhcpSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2-LTSS |
before 4.2.4.P2-0.11.15.1 | 4.2.4.P2-0.11.15.1 |
dhcpSUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 |
before 4.3.3-9.1 | 4.3.3-9.1 |
dhcpSUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1 |
before 4.3.3-9.1 | 4.3.3-9.1 |
dhcpSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 |
before 4.3.3-9.1 | 4.3.3-9.1 |
dhcpSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 |
before 4.3.3-9.1 | 4.3.3-9.1 |
dhcpSUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 |
before 4.2.4.P2-0.27.1 | 4.2.4.P2-0.27.1 |
dhcpSUSE:OpenStack Cloud 5 |
before 4.2.4.P2-0.27.1 | 4.2.4.P2-0.27.1 |
dhcpSUSE:Manager 2.1 |
before 4.2.4.P2-0.27.1 | 4.2.4.P2-0.27.1 |
dhcpSUSE:Manager Proxy 2.1 |
before 4.2.4.P2-0.27.1 | 4.2.4.P2-0.27.1 |
dhcpSUSE:Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3 |
before 4.2.4.P2-0.27.1 | 4.2.4.P2-0.27.1 |
dhcpSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-LTSS |
before 4.2.4.P2-0.27.1 | 4.2.4.P2-0.27.1 |
dhcpSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-TERADATA |
before 4.2.4.P2-0.27.1 | 4.2.4.P2-0.27.1 |
dhcpSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 |
before 4.2.4.P2-0.27.1 | 4.2.4.P2-0.27.1 |
dhcpSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 |
before 4.2.4.P2-0.27.1 | 4.2.4.P2-0.27.1 |
isc-dhcpUbuntu:14.04:LTS |
before 4.2.4-7ubuntu12.12, plus listed versions 4.2.4-7ubuntu84.2.4-7ubuntu94.2.4-7ubuntu104.2.4-7ubuntu114.2.4-7ubuntu12 Show 10 moreShow less4.2.4-7ubuntu12.14.2.4-7ubuntu12.24.2.4-7ubuntu12.34.2.4-7ubuntu12.44.2.4-7ubuntu12.54.2.4-7ubuntu12.64.2.4-7ubuntu12.74.2.4-7ubuntu12.84.2.4-7ubuntu12.94.2.4-7ubuntu12.10 |
4.2.4-7ubuntu12.12 |
isc-dhcpUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
before 4.3.3-5ubuntu12.9, plus listed versions 4.3.1-5ubuntu34.3.1-5ubuntu44.3.1-5ubuntu54.3.3-5ubuntu14.3.3-5ubuntu2 Show 13 moreShow less4.3.3-5ubuntu44.3.3-5ubuntu54.3.3-5ubuntu74.3.3-5ubuntu84.3.3-5ubuntu94.3.3-5ubuntu104.3.3-5ubuntu114.3.3-5ubuntu124.3.3-5ubuntu12.14.3.3-5ubuntu12.34.3.3-5ubuntu12.44.3.3-5ubuntu12.64.3.3-5ubuntu12.7 |
4.3.3-5ubuntu12.9 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-2774 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.9) in Isc Dhcp, published March 9, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 73.6%, the 99th percentile. Fixed in isc-dhcp 4.3.4-1.
References
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2590.html
securitytracker.com/id/1035196
kb.isc.org/article/AA-01354
oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/183640.html
usn.ubuntu.com/3586-1
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lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00066.html
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/183458.html
securityfocus.com/bid/84208
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/11/msg00023.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2774
github.com/advisories/GHSA-rg7r-5jqm-6r7j
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-2774
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:2590
access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification
access.redhat.com/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/7/html/7.3_Release_Notes/index.html
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1315259
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2016/rhsa-2016_2590.json
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2774
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2774
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2016/suse-su-20161692-1
bugzilla.suse.com/969820
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2774
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2016/suse-su-20161735-1
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2016/suse-su-20161791-1
bugzilla.suse.com/972907
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2016/suse-su-20162024-1
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-2774
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3586-1
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-3144
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-5732
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-5733