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CVE-2015-8373

6.8 · MEDIUM

The kea-dhcp4 and kea-dhcp6 servers 0.9.2 and 1.0.0-beta in ISC Kea, when certain debugging settings are used, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a malformed pac…

Published Dec 22, 2015iscCWE-20EPSS 3.74%

Overview

CVE-2015-8373 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting isc kea. It was published on December 22, 2015 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 6.8, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

The kea-dhcp4 and kea-dhcp6 servers 0.9.2 and 1.0.0-beta in ISC Kea, when certain debugging settings are used, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a malformed packet.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from isc. Update kea to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

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References

Reflists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175218.htmlReflists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175337.htmlRefkb.isc.org/article/AA-01318Reflists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175218.htmlReflists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175337.htmlRefkb.isc.org/article/AA-01318

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-8373?

CVE-2015-8373 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting isc kea. It was published on December 22, 2015 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2015-8373?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 6.8, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2015-8373?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from isc. Update kea to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2015-8373?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2015-8373 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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