Improper Input Validation Affecting bind-debuginfo package, versions <32:9.8.2-0.30.rc1.39.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
critical

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
96.41% (100th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-BINDDEBUGINFO-1690619
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed5 Sept 2015

Introduced: 5 Sep 2015

CVE-2015-5722  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 bind-debuginfo to version 32:9.8.2-0.30.rc1.39.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2015-594.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream bind-debuginfo package and not the bind-debuginfo package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 relevant fixed versions and status.

buffer.c in named in ISC BIND 9.x before 9.9.7-P3 and 9.10.x before 9.10.2-P4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) by creating a zone containing a malformed DNSSEC key and issuing a query for a name in that zone.

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