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CVE-2010-3696· NVD / CVE Program· CNA redhat

The fr_dhcp_decode function in lib/dhcp.c in FreeRADIUS 2.1.9, in certain non-default builds, does not properly handle the DHCP Relay Agent

The fr_dhcp_decode function in lib/dhcp.c in FreeRADIUS 2.1.9, in certain non-default builds, does not properly handle the DHCP Relay Agent Information option, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and daemon outage) via a packet that has more than one sub-option. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

MediumCVSS 4.3 · v2.0—No exploit Fix available
Published
Oct 7, 2010
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
1.6% · 75th percentile
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17 / 40 · 4.3 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 1.6%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
freeradiusfreeradius

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • freeradius freeradius2.1.9

Package-level exposure

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EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12freeradiusbefore 2.1.10+dfsg-12.1.10+dfsg-1

Same product

freeradius: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2019-11234FreeRADIUS before 3.0.19 does not prevent use of reflection for authentication spoofing, aka a "Dragonblood" issue, a similar issue to CVE-2
    41Plan
  • CVE-2017-10984An FR-GV-301 issue in FreeRADIUS 3.x before 3.0.15 allows "Write overflow in data2vp_wimax()" - this allows remote attackers to cause a deni
    41Plan
  • CVE-2017-10979An FR-GV-202 issue in FreeRADIUS 2.x before 2.2.10 allows "Write overflow in rad_coalesce()" - this allows remote attackers to cause a denia
    41Plan
  • CVE-2003-0968Stack-based buffer overflow in SMB_Logon_Server of the rlm_smb experimental module for FreeRADIUS 0.9.3 and earlier allows remote attackers
    41Plan
  • CVE-2024-3596RADIUS Protocol under RFC2865 is vulnerable to forgery attacks.
    40Plan
  • CVE-2019-11235FreeRADIUS before 3.0.19 mishandles the "each participant verifies that the received scalar is within a range, and that the received group e
    40Plan

Remediation

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Product / packageFixed versionSource
debian:freeradius2.1.10+dfsg-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

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EPSS, last 120 days

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Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

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Attack conditions

    If successful

    Confidentiality
    none
    Integrity
    none
    Availability
    P · the service can be disrupted
    Attack complexity
    M
    Confidentiality impact
    None
    Integrity impact
    None
    Availability impact
    P

    Weakness class (CWE)

    CWE-399 · Resource Management Errors

    CVSS vector

    AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

    nvd-primary

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