VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2010-3616

CVSS score5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability7.95%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2010-12-17
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

Primary references