CVE-2006-3122

The supersede_lease function in memory.c in ISC DHCP (dhcpd) server 2.0pl5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a DHCPDISCOVER packet with a 32 byte client-identifier, which causes the packet to be interpreted as a corrupt uid and causes the server to exit with "corrupt lease uid."

Published: 2006-08-09 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-3122 is rated Moderate Risk (46.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.17%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-3122

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 9.78% 4.17% -5.61%
2 2025-09-02 12.12% 9.78% -2.34%
3 2025-03-30 12.12%

Full EPSS history (15 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-3122

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-3122

OS Trackers for CVE-2006-3122

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu low CVE-2006-3122 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (dhcp), 8 status rows across 8 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, upstream): DNE 3, released 3, ignored 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2006-3122

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-3122

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
isc dhcpd <= 2.0pl5 cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcpd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-3122

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