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Out-of-Bounds Affecting bind-libs package, versions <32:9.8.2-0.23.rc1.el6_5.1

Severity

 Recommended
medium

Based on CentOS security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    63.69% (98th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS6-BINDLIBS-2091174
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 13 Jan 2014
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Introduced: 13 Jan 2014

CVE-2014-0591 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-119 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:6 bind-libs to version 32:9.8.2-0.23.rc1.el6_5.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream bind-libs package and not the bind-libs package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

The query_findclosestnsec3 function in query.c in named in ISC BIND 9.6, 9.7, and 9.8 before 9.8.6-P2 and 9.9 before 9.9.4-P2, and 9.6-ESV before 9.6-ESV-R10-P2, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (INSIST assertion failure and daemon exit) via a crafted DNS query to an authoritative nameserver that uses the NSEC3 signing feature.

References

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

3.7 low
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    High
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    None
  • Integrity (I)
    None
  • Availability (A)
    Low
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Red Hat

3.7 low