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Reachable Assertion Affecting bind-libs package, versions <32:9.8.2-0.62.rc1.el6_9.2

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.21% (60th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS6-BINDLIBS-2140975
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 8 May 2017
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Introduced: 8 May 2017

CVE-2017-3139 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-617 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:6 bind-libs to version 32:9.8.2-0.62.rc1.el6_9.2 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.

A denial of service flaw was found in the way BIND handled DNSSEC validation. A remote attacker could use this flaw to make named exit unexpectedly with an assertion failure via a specially crafted DNS response.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

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