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CVE-2018-5733

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 20.24%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2019-01-16 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5. Its EPSS score suggests a 20.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

CVE
CVE-2018-5733
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
20.24%

Original NVD Description

A malicious client which is allowed to send very large amounts of traffic (billions of packets) to a DHCP server can eventually overflow a 32-bit reference counter, potentially causing dhcpd to crash. Affects ISC DHCP 4.1.0 -> 4.1-ESV-R15, 4.2.0 -> 4.2.8, 4.3.0 -> 4.3.6, 4.4.0.

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