Denial of Service Vulnerability in BIND from ISC
CVE-2015-8704

6.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Isc
Status
Bind
Vendor
CVE Published:
20 January 2016

What is CVE-2015-8704?

A vulnerability exists in ISC BIND versions prior to 9.9.8-P3, 9.9.x, and 9.10.x before 9.10.3-P3, where remote authenticated users can exploit a flaw in the Address Prefix List (APL) handling within the apl_42.c file. This vulnerability may lead to a denial of service condition caused by an assertion failure, forcing the BIND daemon to exit unexpectedly. Such exploitation could disrupt DNS services, affecting availability and reliability.

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References

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbull...
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http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=145680832702035&w=2
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2874-1
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EPSS Score

19% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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