SB2015090905 - Input validation error in bind (Alpine package)
Published: September 9, 2015
Security Bulletin ID
SB2015090905
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-5722)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
buffer.c in named in ISC BIND 9.x before 9.9.7-P3 and 9.10.x before 9.10.2-P4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) by creating a zone containing a malformed DNSSEC key and issuing a query for a name in that zone.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.