Description
To trigger the issue, three configuration parameters must have specific settings: "hostname-char-set" must be left at the default setting, which is "[^A-Za-z0-9.-]"; "hostname-char-replacement" must be empty (the default); and "ddns-qualifying-suffix" must *NOT* be empty (the default is empty). DDNS updates do not need to be enabled for this issue to manifest. A client that sends certain option content would then cause kea-dhcp4 to exit unexpectedly. This issue affects Kea versions 3.0.1 through 3.0.1 and 3.1.1 through 3.1.2.
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0003
EPSS Percentile
7.1%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-823
Status
published
Products (6)
ISC/Kea
2.6.0 - 2.6.4
ISC/Kea
2.7.0 - 2.7.9
ISC/Kea
3.0.0
ISC/Kea
3.0.1
ISC/Kea
3.1.0
ISC/Kea
3.1.1 - 3.1.2
Published
Oct 29, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026