CVE-2013-2494

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    CVE-2013-2494

    Published: 28 Mar 2013Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: libdns in ISC DHCP 4.2.x before 4.2.5-P1 allows remote name servers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via vectors involving a regular expression, as demonstrated by a memory-exhaustion attack against a machine running a dhcpd process, a related issue to CVE-2013-2266.

    References: https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-00880/

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High