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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2018-5744

A failure to free memory can occur when processing messages having a specific combination of EDNS options.

HIGH 7.5EPSS 3.38%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.38%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

A failure to free memory can occur when processing messages having a specific combination of EDNS options. Versions affected are: BIND 9.10.7 -> 9.10.8-P1, 9.11.3 -> 9.11.5-P1, 9.12.0 -> 9.12.3-P1, and versions 9.10.7-S1 -> 9.11.5-S3 of BIND 9 Supported Preview Edition. Versions 9.13.0 -> 9.13.6 of the 9.13 development branch are also affected.

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
3.38% probability · 88th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-772
Affected
isc/bind
Source
security-officer@isc.org

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