Vulnerability in Red Hat Bind
CVE-2017-3139
A denial of service flaw was found in the way BIND handled DNSSEC validation. A remote attacker could use this flaw to make named exit unexpectedly with an assertion failure via a specially crafted DNS response.
EPSS: 0.016 (73.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Red Hat Bind — versions shipped in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_server_aus — versions 6.2, 6.4, 6.5
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_server_eus — versions 6.7
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_server_tus — versions 6.5, 6.6
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security-officer@isc.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- security-officer@isc.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-3139?
- CVE-2017-3139 is a high-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Bind, classified under Reachable Assertion. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-04-09.
- How severe is CVE-2017-3139?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.