Buffer overflow in ISC BIND - CVE-2014-0591

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Buffer overflow in ISC BIND - CVE-2014-0591

Published: January 14, 2014 / Updated: July 24, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU31837
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-0591
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
ISC BIND
Software vendor:
ISC

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.

The query_findclosestnsec3 function in query.c in named in ISC BIND 9.6, 9.7, and 9.8 before 9.8.6-P2 and 9.9 before 9.9.4-P2, and 9.6-ESV before 9.6-ESV-R10-P2, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (INSIST assertion failure and daemon exit) via a crafted DNS query to an authoritative nameserver that uses the NSEC3 signing feature.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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