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CVE-2023-50433

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5 EPSS 0.31%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2024-04-29 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2023-50433
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.5
EPSS
0.31%

Original NVD Description

marshall in dhcp_packet.c in simple-dhcp-server through ec976d2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by sending a malicious DHCP packet. The crash is caused by a type confusion bug that results in a large memory allocation; when this memory allocation fails the DHCP server will crash.