Improper Input Validation The advisory has been revoked - it doesn't affect any version of package bind9  (opens in a new tab)


Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Not Defined
EPSS
4.9% (93rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-BIND9-599314
  • published19 Aug 2020
  • disclosed20 Jan 2016

Introduced: 20 Jan 2016

CVE-2015-8705  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

Amendment

The Debian security team deemed this advisory irrelevant for Debian:unstable.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream bind9 package and not the bind9 package as distributed by Debian.

buffer.c in named in ISC BIND 9.10.x before 9.10.3-P3, when debug logging is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (REQUIRE assertion failure and daemon exit, or daemon crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via (1) OPT data or (2) an ECS option.