Vulnerability in Isc Bind
CVE-2015-8461
Race condition in resolver.c in named in ISC BIND 9.9.8 before 9.9.8-P2 and 9.10.3 before 9.10.3-P2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (INSIST assertion failure and daemon exit) via unspecified vectors.
Vulnerability class: Race Condition
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.048 (91.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 91.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.048 · newest: 0.048 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Isc Bind — versions 8.4.7, 9.0, 9.0.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1034419 (vdb-entry)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/174145.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/174252.html (vendor-advisory)
- kb.isc.org/article/AA-01438
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/79347 (vdb-entry)
- kb.isc.org/article/AA-01380
- www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php (vendor-advisory)
- kb.isc.org/article/AA-01319 (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-8461?
- CVE-2015-8461 is a vulnerability in Isc Bind, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). Published 2015-12-16.
- Is CVE-2015-8461 known to be exploited?
- 14 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.