Unscored severity · published Mar 28, 2013
CVE-2013-2494
libdns in ISC DHCP 4.2.x before 4.2.5-P1 allows remote name servers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via vectors involving a regular expression, as demonstrated…
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CVSS
1.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
libdns in ISC DHCP 4.2.x before 4.2.5-P1 allows remote name servers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via vectors involving a regular expression, as demonstrated by a memory-exhaustion attack against a machine running a dhcpd process, a related issue to CVE-2013-2266.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.2% · higher than 67% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DH
Dhcp · Isc
4.2.0; 4.2.0; 4.2.0; 4.2.0; 4.2.0; 4.2.0; +13 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-2494
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-2494
Vendor Advisory
https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-00880/
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