D-Link DHCP LEASETIME packet denial of service
| dlink614-dhcp-leastime-dos (16539) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
The D-Link AirPlus DI-614+ is vulnerable to a denial of service attack. By sending a specially-crafted packet containing a negative integer for the DHCP LEASETIME option, a remote attacker can acquire a 13 year or more lease from the DHCP server. A remote attacker could send multiple DISCOVER packets, exhausting the DHCP pool of assignable addresses to cause a denial of service for legitimate users.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 9, 2011.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Sun Jun 27 2004 - 19:41:19 CDT: DLINK 614+ - SOHO routers, DHCP service DOS.
Platforms Affected:
- D-Link AirPlus DI-614+ 2.30 and prior
Reported:
Jun 27, 2004
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