Resource Exhaustion Affecting bind-pkcs11-libs package, versions <32:9.11.4-26.P2.el7_9.2


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on CentOS security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    2.44% (91st percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS7-BINDPKCS11LIBS-2178892
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 20 Aug 2020

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 bind-pkcs11-libs to version 32:9.11.4-26.P2.el7_9.2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream bind-pkcs11-libs package and not the bind-pkcs11-libs package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

In BIND 9.10.0 -> 9.11.21, 9.12.0 -> 9.16.5, 9.17.0 -> 9.17.3, also affects 9.10.5-S1 -> 9.11.21-S1 of the BIND 9 Supported Preview Edition, An attacker that can reach a vulnerable system with a specially crafted query packet can trigger a crash. To be vulnerable, the system must: * be running BIND that was built with "--enable-native-pkcs11" * be signing one or more zones with an RSA key * be able to receive queries from a possible attacker

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
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Red Hat

7.5 high
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SUSE

7.5 high