Input validation error in ISC BIND - CVE-2014-3859
Published: June 13, 2014 / Updated: July 24, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU31836
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-3859
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: ISC
Affected software:
ISC BIND
ISC BIND
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
libdns in ISC BIND 9.10.0 before P2 does not properly handle EDNS options, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (REQUIRE assertion failure and daemon exit) via a crafted packet, as demonstrated by an attack against named, dig, or delv.
How to mitigate CVE-2014-3859
Install update from vendor's website.