Risk | Medium |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2015-8000 |
CWE-ID | CWE-617 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software |
Fedora Operating systems & Components / Operating system dhcp Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component bind99 Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
Vendor | Fedoraproject |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU3848
Risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-8000
CWE-ID:
CWE-617 - Reachable Assertion
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionA remote attacker can trigger denial of service (DoS) conditions.
The vulnerability exists due to a parsing error when processing incoming responses within db.c file. A remote attacker who can cause a server to request a record with a malformed class attribute can use this bug to trigger a REQUIRE assertion, causing named to exit and denying service to clients.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow an attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Install updates from vendor's repository.
Vulnerable software versionsFedora: 23
dhcp: before 4.3.3-7.fc23
bind99: before 9.9.8-1.P2.fc23
CPE2.3https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2015-40882ddfb1
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.