CVE-2014-3859
libdns in ISC BIND 9.10.0 before P2 does not properly handle EDNS options, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (REQUIRE assertion failure and daemon exit) via a crafted packet, as demonstrated by an attack against named, dig, or…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (6.98%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
libdns in ISC BIND 9.10.0 before P2 does not properly handle EDNS options, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (REQUIRE assertion failure and daemon exit) via a crafted packet, as demonstrated by an attack against named, dig, or delv.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 6.98% probability · 94th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- isc/bind
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 7.0% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/58946
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68193
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030414
- https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01166/Vendor Advisory
- https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01171/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/58946
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68193
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030414
- https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01166/Vendor Advisory
- https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01171/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.