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CVE-2010-3616 Details

Description

ISC DHCP server 4.2 before 4.2.0-P2, when configured to use failover partnerships, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (communications-interrupted state and DHCP client service loss) by connecting to a port that is only intended for a failover peer, as demonstrated by a Nagios check_tcp process check to TCP port 520.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052329.html	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/42618	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42682	CVE
https://lists.isc.org/pipermail/dhcp-users/2010-December/012368.html	CVE
https://www.isc.org/software/dhcp/advisories/cve-2010-3616	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/159528	CVE	US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:001	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45360	CVE
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024862	CVE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3208	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0052	CVE
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052329.html	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/42618	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42682	[email protected]
https://lists.isc.org/pipermail/dhcp-users/2010-December/012368.html	[email protected]
https://www.isc.org/software/dhcp/advisories/cve-2010-3616	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/159528	[email protected]	US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:001	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45360	[email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024862	[email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3208	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0052	[email protected]

see all 22 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-20	Improper Input Validation	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
isc dhcp	4.2.0 4.2.0 p1
CPE cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcp:4.2.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcp:4.2.0:p1:::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

5 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 29, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Dec 20, 2010	Initial Analysis	[email protected]