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Missing Initialization of a Variable Affecting bind-utils package, versions <32:9.8.2-0.37.rc1.el6_7.2

high

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low

    Threat Intelligence

    Exploit Maturity Mature
    EPSS 97.24% (100th percentile)
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NVD
7.5 high
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Red Hat
5.3 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS6-BINDUTILS-2120330
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 28 Jul 2015
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Introduced: 28 Jul 2015

CVE-2015-5477 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-456 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-617 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:6 bind-utils to version 32:9.8.2-0.37.rc1.el6_7.2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream bind-utils package and not the bind-utils package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

named in ISC BIND 9.x before 9.9.7-P2 and 9.10.x before 9.10.2-P3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (REQUIRE assertion failure and daemon exit) via TKEY queries.