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.

Published · last modified .

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (56.4th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 56th percentile — 56.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2019-6472: held from 0.008 to 0.008.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000

Affected products

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

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

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.