Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 17, 2010· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2010-3616
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.
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References
11- secunia.com/advisories/42618nvdVendor Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3208nvdVendor Advisory
- www.isc.org/software/dhcp/advisories/cve-2010-3616nvdVendor Advisory
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/159528nvdUS Government Resource
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052329.htmlnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/42682nvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/45360nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0052nvd
- lists.isc.org/pipermail/dhcp-users/2010-December/012368.htmlnvd
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