UBUNTU-CVE-2017-3144

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2017-3144

    Published: 31 Dec 2017Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-3144
    Aliases:
    USN-3586-1

    Summary:

    Details: A vulnerability stemming from failure to properly clean up closed OMAPI connections can lead to exhaustion of the pool of socket descriptors available to the DHCP server. Affects ISC DHCP 4.1.0 to 4.1-ESV-R15, 4.2.0 to 4.2.8, 4.3.0 to 4.3.6. Older versions may also be affected but are well beyond their end-of-life (EOL). Releases prior to 4.1.0 have not been tested.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-3144, https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01541, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3586-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-3144

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: isc-dhcp

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -4.2.4-7ubuntu12.12

    Affected versions

    4.2.4-7ubuntu8
    4.2.4-7ubuntu9
    4.2.4-7ubuntu10
    4.2.4-7ubuntu11
    4.2.4-7ubuntu12
    4.2.4-7ubuntu12.1
    4.2.4-7ubuntu12.2
    4.2.4-7ubuntu12.3
    4.2.4-7ubuntu12.4
    4.2.4-7ubuntu12.5
    4.2.4-7ubuntu12.6
    4.2.4-7ubuntu12.7
    4.2.4-7ubuntu12.8
    4.2.4-7ubuntu12.9
    4.2.4-7ubuntu12.10

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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