CVE-2018-5739

MEDIUM

Kea DHCP 1.4.0 - Memory Leak in Callout Handle Store

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

An extension to hooks capabilities which debuted in Kea 1.4.0 introduced a memory leak for operators who are using certain hooks library facilities. In order to support multiple requests simultaneously, Kea 1.4 added a callout handle store but unfortunately the initial implementation of this store does not properly free memory in every case. Hooks which make use of query4 or query6 parameters in their callouts can leak memory, resulting in the eventual exhaustion of available memory and subsequent failure of the server process. Affects Kea DHCP 1.4.0.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://kb.isc.org/docs/aa-01626

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5
EPSS 0.0297
EPSS Percentile 85.4%
Attack Vector ADJACENT_NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-772
Status published
Products (1)
isc/kea 1.4.0
Published Jan 16, 2019
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026