#VU3848 Assertion failure in ISC BIND - CVE-2015-8000
Published: July 1, 2016 / Updated: May 17, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU3848
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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-2015-8000
CWE-ID: CWE-617
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
ISC BIND
ISC BIND
Software vendor:
ISC
ISC
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.
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.
Remediation
Update to version 9.9.8-P2, 9.10.3-P2 or 9.9.8-S3.