SUSE Linux update for bind

1) Assertion failure

EUVDB-ID: #VU3848

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2015-8000

CWE-ID: CWE-617 - Reachable Assertion

Exploit availability: No

Description

A 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.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux: 11

External links

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00027.html

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.