Use After Free in Isc Bind

CVE-2017-3145

BIND was improperly sequencing cleanup operations on upstream recursion fetch contexts, leading in some cases to a use-after-free error that can trigger an assertion failure and crash in named. Affects BIND 9.0.0 to 9.8.x, 9.9.0 to 9.9.11…

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

EPSS: 0.425 (98.5th 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

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-3145?
CVE-2017-3145 is a high-severity vulnerability in Isc Bind, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-01-16.
How severe is CVE-2017-3145?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-3145 known to be exploited?
23 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.