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
0.16% (53rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS6-BINDLIBS-2140975
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed8 May 2017

Introduced: 8 May 2017

CVE-2017-3139  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-617  (opens 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.

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