SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2017-3137

Mistaken assumptions about the ordering of records in the answer section of a response containing CNAME or DNAME resource records could lead to a situation in which named would exit with an assertion failure when processing a response in which records…

HIGH 7.5EPSS 8.97%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (8.97%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Mistaken assumptions about the ordering of records in the answer section of a response containing CNAME or DNAME resource records could lead to a situation in which named would exit with an assertion failure when processing a response in which records occurred in an unusual order. Affects BIND 9.9.9-P6, 9.9.10b1->9.9.10rc1, 9.10.4-P6, 9.10.5b1->9.10.5rc1, 9.11.0-P3, 9.11.1b1->9.11.1rc1, and 9.9.9-S8.

CVSS 3.0
7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
8.97% probability · 95th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-617
Affected
isc/bind · redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/enterprise linux server · redhat/enterprise linux server aus · redhat/enterprise linux server eus · redhat/enterprise linux server tus · redhat/enterprise linux workstation · netapp/data ontap edge · netapp/element software · netapp/oncommand balance · debian/debian linux
Source
security-officer@isc.org

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