CentOS Update for dhclient CESA-2011:1160 centos4 i386
🗓️ 19 Aug 2011 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2011 Greenbone AGType
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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
if(description)
{
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2011-August/017692.html");
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.880964");
script_version("2026-04-24T06:23:04+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-04-24 06:23:04 +0000 (Fri, 24 Apr 2026)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2011-08-19 15:17:22 +0200 (Fri, 19 Aug 2011)");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.8");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C");
script_xref(name:"CESA", value:"2011:1160");
script_cve_id("CVE-2011-2748", "CVE-2011-2749");
script_name("CentOS Update for dhclient CESA-2011:1160 centos4 i386");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'dhclient'
package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2011 Greenbone AG");
script_family("CentOS Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/centos", "ssh/login/rpms", re:"ssh/login/release=CentOS4");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"dhclient on CentOS 4");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is a protocol that allows
individual devices on an IP network to get their own network configuration
information, including an IP address, a subnet mask, and a broadcast
address.
Two denial of service flaws were found in the way the dhcpd daemon handled
certain incomplete request packets. A remote attacker could use these flaws
to crash dhcpd via a specially-crafted request. (CVE-2011-2748,
CVE-2011-2749)
Users of DHCP should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a
backported patch to correct these issues. After installing this update, all
DHCP servers will be restarted automatically.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated packages.");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
exit(0);
}
include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-rpm.inc");
release = rpm_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
exit(0);
res = "";
if(release == "CentOS4")
{
if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"dhclient", rpm:"dhclient~3.0.1~68.el4", rls:"CentOS4")) != NULL)
{
security_message(data:res);
exit(0);
}
if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"dhcp", rpm:"dhcp~3.0.1~68.el4", rls:"CentOS4")) != NULL)
{
security_message(data:res);
exit(0);
}
if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"dhcp-devel", rpm:"dhcp-devel~3.0.1~68.el4", rls:"CentOS4")) != NULL)
{
security_message(data:res);
exit(0);
}
if (__pkg_match) exit(99);
exit(0);
}
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24 Apr 2026 00:00Current
6.4Medium risk
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CVSS 27.8
EPSS0.38775