CVE-2015-8373 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting ISC Kea DHCPv4 and DHCPv6 servers (versions 0.9.2 and 1.0.0-beta). Remote attackers can crash the daemon by sending a malformed packet, but only when specific debugging settings are enabled. This vulnerability has a CVSSv3 score of 6.8 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with high impact on availability, but requiring high attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.9.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:isc:kea:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:isc:kea:1.0.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
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