Summary

Security Advisory ID : BSA-2017-443

Component : DHCP

Revision : 1.0: Interim

A resource-consumption flaw was discovered in the DHCP server. dhcpd did not restrict the number of open connections to OMAPI and failover ports. A remote attacker able to establish TCP connections to one of these ports could use this flaw to cause dhcpd to exit unexpectedly, stop responding requests, or exhaust system sockets (denial of service).

Affected Products

Brocade is investigating its product lines to determine which products may be affected by this vulnerability and the impact on each affected product.

Products Confirmed Not Vulnerable

Brocade NetIron OS, Brocade ServerIron ADX, and Brocade Virtual ADX are confirmed not affected by this vulnerability.

Workaround

There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.

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