CVE-2010-3616

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.

Published: 2010-12-17 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2010-3616 is rated Moderate Risk (49.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 6.07%, 91th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-3616

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 2026-05-02 8.43% 6.07% -2.37%
2 2025-11-02 18.09% 8.43% -9.66%
3 2025-03-30 — 18.09% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-3616

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-2010-3616

OS Trackers for CVE-2010-3616

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2010-3616 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (isc-dhcp), 4 status rows across 4 suites (bookworm, bullseye, sid, trixie): resolved 4. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-3616
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-3616
suse medium CVE-2010-3616 severity moderate: SUSE including 43 source package names (dhcp-4.2.6-7.3, dhcp-4.3.3-10.14.1, …), 75 product×package rows across 29 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1, … (29 product lines)): Fixed 75. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-3616/
ubuntu medium CVE-2010-3616 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (isc-dhcp), 6 status rows across 6 suites (dapper, hardy, karmic, lucid, maverick, upstream): DNE 5, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2010-3616

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-3616

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
isc dhcp 4.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcp:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
isc dhcp 4.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcp:4.2.0:p1:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2010-3616

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