Reachable Assertion Affecting bind package, versions <9.12.1_p2-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.46% (75th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE319-BIND-6105604
  • published8 Dec 2023
  • disclosed16 Jan 2019

Introduced: 16 Jan 2019

CVE-2018-5736  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-617  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.19 bind to version 9.12.1_p2-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream bind package and not the bind package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.19 relevant fixed versions and status.

An error in zone database reference counting can lead to an assertion failure if a server which is running an affected version of BIND attempts several transfers of a slave zone in quick succession. This defect could be deliberately exercised by an attacker who is permitted to cause a vulnerable server to initiate zone transfers (for example: by sending valid NOTIFY messages), causing the named process to exit after failing the assertion test. Affects BIND 9.12.0 and 9.12.1.