CVE-2022-2929 | DHCP memory leak

In ISC DHCP 1.0 -> 4.4.3, ISC DHCP 4.1-ESV-R1 -> 4.1-ESV-R16-P1 a system with access to a DHCP server, sending DHCP packets crafted to include fqdn labels longer than 63 bytes, could eventually cause the server to run out of memory.

Published: 2022-10-07 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2022-2929 is rated Moderate Risk (42.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.62%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-2929

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.07% 0.62% +0.55%
2 2026-01-04 0.04% 0.07% +0.04%
3 2025-12-01 — 0.04% —

Full EPSS history (16 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-2929

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:A)
Attacker has to be nearby on the network—same office, same link, that vibe—not the whole wide internet.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.8 3.6 [email protected]
6.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:A)
Attacker has to be nearby on the network—same office, same link, that vibe—not the whole wide internet.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.8 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-2929

OS Trackers for CVE-2022-2929

vendor priority summary link
alpine medium CVE-2022-2929: 1 source package rows (dhcp); 11 state rows across 5 repos (3.17-main, 3.18-main, 3.19-main, 3.20-main, edge-main); fixed 5, open 6. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2022-2929
debian not yet assigned CVE-2022-2929 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (isc-dhcp), 4 status rows across 4 suites (bookworm, bullseye, sid, trixie): resolved 4. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-2929
gentoo normal CVE-2022-2929: 1 GLSA(s) (202305-22), 1 atom(s) (net-misc/dhcp); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2022-2929
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-2929
suse medium CVE-2022-2929 severity moderate: SUSE including 270 source package names (1.1.1.23.352:dhcp-4.3.6.P1-150000.6.17.1, 1.1.1.23.352:dhcp-client-4.3.6.P1-150000.6.17.1, …), 841 product×package rows across 292 product lines (Container suse/sles/15.6/libguestfs-tools, Container suse/sles/15.7/libguestfs-tools, … (292 product lines)): Fixed 684, Known Affected 157. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-2929/
ubuntu medium CVE-2022-2929 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (isc-dhcp), 7 status rows across 7 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, kinetic, trusty, upstream, xenial): released 7. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-2929

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-2929

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
isc dhcp >= 1.0.0, < 4.1-esv cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
isc dhcp >= 4.2.0, <= 4.4.3 cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
isc dhcp 4.1-esv cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcp:4.1-esv:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*
isc dhcp 4.1-esv cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcp:4.1-esv:r10:*:*:*:*:*:*
isc dhcp 4.1-esv cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcp:4.1-esv:r10_b1:*:*:*:*:*:*
isc dhcp 4.1-esv cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcp:4.1-esv:r10_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
isc dhcp 4.1-esv cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcp:4.1-esv:r10b1:*:*:*:*:*:*
isc dhcp 4.1-esv cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcp:4.1-esv:r10rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
isc dhcp 4.1-esv cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcp:4.1-esv:r11:*:*:*:*:*:*
isc dhcp 4.1-esv cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcp:4.1-esv:r11_b1:*:*:*:*:*:*
isc dhcp 4.1-esv cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcp:4.1-esv:r11_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
isc dhcp 4.1-esv cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcp:4.1-esv:r11_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
isc dhcp 4.1-esv cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcp:4.1-esv:r11b1:*:*:*:*:*:*
isc dhcp 4.1-esv cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcp:4.1-esv:r11rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
isc dhcp 4.1-esv cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcp:4.1-esv:r11rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
isc dhcp 4.1-esv cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcp:4.1-esv:r12:*:*:*:*:*:*
isc dhcp 4.1-esv cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcp:4.1-esv:r12-p1:*:*:*:*:*:*
isc dhcp 4.1-esv cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcp:4.1-esv:r12_b1:*:*:*:*:*:*
isc dhcp 4.1-esv cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcp:4.1-esv:r12_p1:*:*:*:*:*:*
isc dhcp 4.1-esv cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcp:4.1-esv:r12b1:*:*:*:*:*:*
isc dhcp 4.1-esv cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcp:4.1-esv:r13:*:*:*:*:*:*
isc dhcp 4.1-esv cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcp:4.1-esv:r13_b1:*:*:*:*:*:*
isc dhcp 4.1-esv cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcp:4.1-esv:r13b1:*:*:*:*:*:*
isc dhcp 4.1-esv cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcp:4.1-esv:r14:*:*:*:*:*:*
isc dhcp 4.1-esv cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcp:4.1-esv:r14_b1:*:*:*:*:*:*
isc dhcp 4.1-esv cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcp:4.1-esv:r14b1:*:*:*:*:*:*
isc dhcp 4.1-esv cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcp:4.1-esv:r15:*:*:*:*:*:*
isc dhcp 4.1-esv cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcp:4.1-esv:r15-p1:*:*:*:*:*:*
isc dhcp 4.1-esv cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcp:4.1-esv:r15_b1:*:*:*:*:*:*
isc dhcp 4.1-esv cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcp:4.1-esv:r16:*:*:*:*:*:*
isc dhcp 4.1-esv cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcp:4.1-esv:r16-p1:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 10.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 35 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 36 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 37 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-2929

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