SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2018-5740

"deny-answer-aliases" is a little-used feature intended to help recursive server operators protect end users against DNS rebinding attacks, a potential method of circumventing the security model used by client browsers.

HIGH 7.5EPSS 59.6%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 59.6%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

"deny-answer-aliases" is a little-used feature intended to help recursive server operators protect end users against DNS rebinding attacks, a potential method of circumventing the security model used by client browsers. However, a defect in this feature makes it easy, when the feature is in use, to experience an assertion failure in name.c. Affects BIND 9.7.0->9.8.8, 9.9.0->9.9.13, 9.10.0->9.10.8, 9.11.0->9.11.4, 9.12.0->9.12.2, 9.13.0->9.13.2.

CVSS 3.1
7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
59.62% probability · 99th 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 workstation · debian/debian linux · netapp/data ontap edge · canonical/ubuntu linux · hp/hp-ux · opensuse/leap
Source
security-officer@isc.org

References

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