CVE-2010-3696: freeradius Resource Management Errors
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2010-3696 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Resource Management Errors vulnerability in freeradius. EPSS estimates a 1.62% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75.6% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 07-10-2010PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
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.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
1.62%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
76%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.62% on 20-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Debian1 product
- freeradius< 2.1.10+dfsg-1
Freeradius1 product
- freeradius2.1.9
2 vendors · 2 products
References
8 links- github.com/alandekok/freeradius-server/commit/4dc7800b866f889a1247685bbaa6dd4238a56279X Refsource CONFIRMPatch
- freeradius.org/press/index.htmlX Refsource CONFIRM
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=639390X Refsource CONFIRM