Slackware Linux update for bind



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2018-5740
CWE-ID CWE-617
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Slackware Linux
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor Slackware

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Assertion failure

EUVDB-ID: #VU14291

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-2018-5740

CWE-ID: CWE-617 - Reachable Assertion

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows an attacker to perform denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to INSIST assertion failure in name.c when processing recursive queries. A remote attacker can trigger denial of service conditions if the affected server is configured with enabled "deny-answer-aliases" feature.

Mitigation

Update the affected package bind.

Vulnerable software versions

Slackware Linux: 14.0 - 14.2

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2018&m=slackware-security.435896


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.



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