What is CVE-2019-6473?

CVE-2019-6473 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ics Kea, classified under Reachable Assertion. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-10-16.

How severe is CVE-2019-6473?

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

Vulnerability in Ics Kea

CVE-2019-6473

An invalid hostname option can trigger an assertion failure in the Kea DHCPv4 server process (kea-dhcp4), causing the server process to exit. Versions affected: 1.4.0 to 1.5.0, 1.6.0-beta1, and 1.6.0-beta2.

EPSS: 0.008 (52.8th 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

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

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-617 — Reachable Assertion

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-6473?: CVE-2019-6473 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ics Kea, classified under Reachable Assertion. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-10-16.
How severe is CVE-2019-6473?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.