Vulnerability Note VU#257164

Overview

Microsoft DHCP Client service contains a buffer overflow. This vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system.

Description

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) As described in RFC 2131, "The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) provides a framework for passing configuration information to hosts on a TCP/IP network." The Problem The Microsoft DHCP Client service contains a buffer overflow. If a remote attacker responds to a DHCP request with a specially crafted DHCP response, that attacker may be able to trigger the buffer overflow on the requesting system. For more information refer to Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-036.

Impact

A remote, unauthenticated attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code.

Solution

Apply a patch from your vendor Microsoft addresses this vulnerability with the updates listed in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-036.

Systems Affected (Learn More)

Vendor	Status	Date Notified	Date Updated
Microsoft Corporation	Affected	-	11 Jul 2006

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CVSS Metrics (Learn More)

Group	Score	Vector
Base	N/A	N/A
Temporal	N/A	N/A
Environmental	N/A	N/A

References

• http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms06-036.mspx
• http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc2131.html

Credit

This vulnerability was reported in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-036. Microsoft credits Mariano Nuñez Di Croce of Cybsec Security Systems for providing information regarding this vulnerability.

This document was written by Jeff Gennari.

Other Information

• CVE IDs: CVE-2006-2372
• Date Public: 11 Jul 2006
• Date First Published: 11 Jul 2006
• Date Last Updated: 13 Jul 2006
• Severity Metric: 78.00
• Document Revision: 10