CVE-2019-6470

MEDIUM

ISC DHCP < 4.4.1 - Denial of Service via DHCPv6 Mode with Modified BIND Library

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

There had existed in one of the ISC BIND libraries a bug in a function that was used by dhcpd when operating in DHCPv6 mode. There was also a bug in dhcpd relating to the use of this function per its documentation, but the bug in the library function prevented this from causing any harm. All releases of dhcpd from ISC contain copies of this, and other, BIND libraries in combinations that have been tested prior to release and are known to not present issues like this. Some third-party packagers of ISC software have modified the dhcpd source, BIND source, or version matchup in ways that create the crash potential. Based on reports available to ISC, the crash probability is large and no analysis has been done on how, or even if, the probability can be manipulated by an attacker. Affects: Builds of dhcpd versions prior to version 4.4.1 when using BIND versions 9.11.2 or later, or BIND versions with specific bug fixes backported to them. ISC does not have access to comprehensive version lists for all repackagings of dhcpd that are vulnerable. In particular, builds from other vendors may also be affected. Operators are advised to consult their vendor documentation.

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2060
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00049.html
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00048.html
Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=896122
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3525

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5
EPSS 0.0020
EPSS Percentile 42.1%
Attack Vector ADJACENT_NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

Status published
Products (50)
isc/dhcpd < 4.4.1
opensuse/leap 15.0
opensuse/leap 15.1
redhat/enterprise_linux 8.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_desktop 7.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_eus 8.1
redhat/enterprise_linux_eus 8.2
redhat/enterprise_linux_eus 8.4
redhat/enterprise_linux_eus 8.6
redhat/enterprise_linux_eus 8.8
... and 40 more
Published Nov 01, 2019
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026