Name: CVE-2019-6472: Reachable Assertion
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2019-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2019-6472, CWE-617, CVSS 6.5, EPSS 0.00677

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.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 6.5
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Alpine Linux	—	Upgrade kea	Aug 22, 2024	Oct 16, 2019
Debian	—	Upgrade isc-kea	Jul 30, 2024	Oct 16, 2019
Freebsd	—	Upgrade kea	Sep 21, 2019	Sep 20, 2019
Ubuntu	—	No solution exists	Jun 26, 2025	Oct 16, 2019

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CVSS Details

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