CVE-2015-5986
openpgpkey_61.c in named in ISC BIND 9.9.7 before 9.9.7-P3 and 9.10.x before 9.10.2-P4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (REQUIRE assertion failure and daemon exit) via a crafted DNS response.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 26.9%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
openpgpkey_61.c in named in ISC BIND 9.9.7 before 9.9.7-P3 and 9.10.x before 9.10.2-P4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (REQUIRE assertion failure and daemon exit) via a crafted DNS response.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.1 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- EPSS
- 26.92% probability · 98th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- isc/bind · apple/mac os x server
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 26.9% since 4 November 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://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00009.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/165810.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/167465.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76618
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033453
- https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01291Vendor Advisory
- https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01305
- https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01306
- https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01307
- https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01438
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10134
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-01
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190730-0001/
- https://support.apple.com/HT205376
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00009.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/165810.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/167465.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76618
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033453
- https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01291Vendor Advisory
- https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01305
- https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01306
- https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01307
- https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01438
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10134
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-01
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190730-0001/
- https://support.apple.com/HT205376
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.