Reachable Assertion Affecting bind-utils package, versions <32:9.8.2-0.62.rc1.el6_9.2


0.0
high

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.21% (59th percentile)
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NVD
7.5 high
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Red Hat
7.5 high

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS6-BINDUTILS-2140042
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 8 May 2017

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:6 bind-utils to version 32:9.8.2-0.62.rc1.el6_9.2 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.

A denial of service flaw was found in the way BIND handled DNSSEC validation. A remote attacker could use this flaw to make named exit unexpectedly with an assertion failure via a specially crafted DNS response.