CVE-2018-5739 describes a memory leak vulnerability in Kea DHCP 1.4.0. This flaw occurs when certain hooks libraries, specifically those utilizing query4 or query6 parameters in their callouts, fail to properly free memory from a newly introduced callout handle store. The severity is rated as HIGH (CVSS 7.5), indicating a network-exploitable vulnerability with low attack complexity and no user interaction required, leading to high availability impact through eventual server process failure. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:isc:kea:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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