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CVE-2018-5737

5.9 MEDIUM 11% exploit odds Fix listed Denial of service Server

What it is

A problem with the implementation of the new serve-stale feature in BIND 9.12 can lead to an assertion failure in rbtdb.c, even when stale-answer-enable is off. Additionally, problematic interaction between the serve-stale feature and NSEC aggressive negative caching can in some cases cause undesirable behavior from named, such as a recursion loop or excessive logging. Deliberate exploitation of this condition could cause operational problems depending on the particular manifestation -- either degradation or denial of service. Affects BIND 9.12.0 and 9.12.1.

At a glance

Exploitability
Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of service disruption.
Exploit odds
10.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS). Higher than most.
Fix
A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

  1. PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
  2. Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Details

Published
Last modified
Exploit probability
10.6% · EPSS, next 30 days
Weakness
CWE-617
Record status
Modified

Affected

Attack profile CVSS 3.0 · 5.9

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Raw vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Fix and advisories

References

NVD record · CVE.org record