A packet containing a malformed DUID can cause the kea-dhcp6 server to terminate
CVE-2019-6472

6.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Isc
Status
Kea
Vendor
CVE Published:
28 August 2019

What is CVE-2019-6472?

A packet containing a malformed DUID can cause the Kea DHCPv6 server process (kea-dhcp6) to exit due to an assertion failure. Versions affected: 1.4.0 to 1.5.0, 1.6.0-beta1, and 1.6.0-beta2.

Affected Version(s)

Kea 1.4.0 to 1.5.0

Kea 1.6.0-beta1

Kea 1.6.0-beta2

References

https://kb.isc.org/docs/cve-2019-6472
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Adjacent Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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CVE-2019-6472 : A packet containing a malformed DUID can cause the kea-dhcp6 server to terminate