[Kea-announce] CVE-2019-6472: A packet containing a malformed DUID can cause the kea-dhcp6 server to terminate
Michael McNally
mcnally at isc.org
Wed Aug 28 21:08:44 UTC 2019
CVE: CVE-2019-6472
Document Version: 2.0
Posting date: 28 August 2019
Program Impacted: Kea DHCP
Versions affected: 1.4.0 -> 1.5.0. Versions prior to 1.4.0 are
considered "End of Life" and have not been tested
for this vulnerability, though they are believed
to be affected. Also affects development versions
1.6.0-beta1 and 1.6.0-beta2
Severity: Medium
Exploitable:
From adjacent networks permitted to relay DHCP traffic to the Kea server
Description:
A packet containing a malformed DUID can cause the Kea DHCPv6
server process (kea-dhcp6) to exit due to an assertion failure.
Impact:
An attacker who is able to send a request containing a malformed
DUID to the server (either directly or via a relay) can cause
the DHCPv6 server process to terminate, denying service to
clients.
Only the DHCPv6 service is affected by this vulnerability.
CVSS Score: 6.5
CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Workarounds:
None.
Active exploits:
No known active exploits
Solution:
Upgrade to a version of Kea containing a fix, available via
https://www.isc.org/downloads.
- Kea 1.4.0-P2
- Kea 1.5.0-P1
- Kea 1.6.0
Document Revision History:
1.0 Advance Notification, 21 August 2019
2.0 Public Disclosure, 28 August 2019
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