CVE-2010-3616

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.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 18.09% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com Vendor Advisory isc.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052329.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42618 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3208 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0052 vdb entry
https://lists.isc.org/pipermail/dhcp-users/2010-December/012368.html mailing list
https://www.isc.org/software/dhcp/advisories/cve-2010-3616 vendor advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/159528 third party advisory us government resource
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024862 vdb entry
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:001 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45360 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/42682 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-3616?
CVE-2010-3616 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-3616?
To fix CVE-2010-3616, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2010-3616 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-3616 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~18% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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