CVE-2018-5739
MEDIUMKea 1.4 - Memory Corruption
Title source: llmDescription
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)
Scores
CVSS v3
6.5
EPSS
0.0327
EPSS Percentile
87.0%
Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Classification
CWE
CWE-772
Status
published
Affected Products (1)
isc/kea
Timeline
Published
Jan 16, 2019
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026