VulnerabilityModified
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.
HIGH 7.1EPSS 4.85%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.85%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.1 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- EPSS
- 4.85% probability · 92th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-362
- Affected
- isc/bind
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/174145.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/174252.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79347
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034419
- http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2015&m=slackware-security.539966
- https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01319Vendor Advisory
- https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01380
- https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01438
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/174145.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/174252.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79347
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034419
- http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2015&m=slackware-security.539966
- https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01319Vendor Advisory
- https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01380
- https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01438
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.