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

EPSS: 0.048 (91.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Isc Bind — versions 8.4.7, 9.0, 9.0.1
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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.