What is CVE-2001-0497?

CVE-2001-0497 is a high-severity vulnerability in Isc Bind, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2001-07-21.

How severe is CVE-2001-0497?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Isc Bind

CVE-2001-0497

dnskeygen in BIND 8.2.4 and earlier, and dnssec-keygen in BIND 9.1.2 and earlier, set insecure permissions for a HMAC-MD5 shared secret key file used for DNS Transactional Signatures (TSIG), which allows attackers to obtain the keys and pe…

EPSS: 0.004 (34.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Isc Bind
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-276 — Incorrect Default Permissions

References

cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_OSVDB, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_ISS, Patch, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2001-0497?: CVE-2001-0497 is a high-severity vulnerability in Isc Bind, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2001-07-21.
How severe is CVE-2001-0497?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.