Vulnerability identifier: #VU29184
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-617
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
ISC BIND
Server applications /
DNS servers
Vendor: ISC
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a reachable assertion in rdataset.c when processing large responses during zone transfers. A remote attacker with ability to send zone data to a server via zone transfer can exploit this to intentionally trigger memory corruption and assertion failure with a specially constructed zone, denying service to clients.
Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
ISC BIND: 9.11.0 - 9.17.1
External links
http://kb.isc.org/docs/cve-2020-8618
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.