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 2.0 5.0/10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052329.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42618Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42682
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/159528US Government Resource
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:001
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45360
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024862
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3208Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0052
- https://lists.isc.org/pipermail/dhcp-users/2010-December/012368.html
- https://www.isc.org/software/dhcp/advisories/cve-2010-3616Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052329.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42618Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42682
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/159528US Government Resource
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:001
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45360
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024862
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3208Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0052
- https://lists.isc.org/pipermail/dhcp-users/2010-December/012368.html
- https://www.isc.org/software/dhcp/advisories/cve-2010-3616Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Dec 17, 2010
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified