What is CVE-2019-6472?

CVE-2019-6472 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Isc Kea, classified under Reachable Assertion. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-10-16.

How severe is CVE-2019-6472?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Isc Kea

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.

EPSS: 0.008 (52.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Isc Kea — versions 1.6.0-beta2, 1.4.0 to 1.5.0, 1.6.0-beta1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-617 — Reachable Assertion

References

security-officer@isc.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-6472?: CVE-2019-6472 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Isc Kea, classified under Reachable Assertion. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-10-16.
How severe is CVE-2019-6472?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.