#VU5674 NULL pointer dereference in ISC BIND - CVE-2017-3135

 

#VU5674 NULL pointer dereference in ISC BIND - CVE-2017-3135

Published: February 9, 2017 / Updated: February 10, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU5674
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-3135
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
ISC BIND
Software vendor:
ISC

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference error when parsing DNS queries, if ISC BIND is configured with Response Policy Zones (RPZ) and DNS64 to rewrite query responses. A remote unauthenticated attacker can send specially crafted DNS queries, trigger NULL pointer dereference and cause denial of service.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability will result in DoS attack against affected daemon.


Remediation

Install the following versions to resolve this issue:
  • BIND 9 version 9.9.9-P6
  • BIND 9 version 9.10.4-P6
  • BIND 9 version 9.11.0-P3
  • BIND 9 version 9.9.9-S8


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