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UK Cyber Defence
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

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.