BSA-2017-443
21439
17 November 2017
29 September 2017
Closed
Medium
2.6
N/A
CVE-2016-2774
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.
Revision History
Version | Change | Date |
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1.0 | Initial Publication | September 29, 2017 |
2.0 | Updated to address FOS | November 17, 2017 |