CVE-2010-3696 (GCVE-0-2010-3696)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2010-10-07 20:21 – Updated: 2024-08-07 03:18
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Summary
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.
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