CVE-2005-0033

Description

Buffer overflow in the code for recursion and glue fetching in BIND 8.4.4 and 8.4.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via queries that trigger the overflow in the q_usedns array that tracks nameservers and addresses.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 32.01% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory sco.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://securitytracker.com/id?1012996	vdb entry
http://www.uniras.gov.uk/niscc/docs/al-20050125-00059.html	patch
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/327633	third party advisory us government resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/14009	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12364	vdb entry
http://www.isc.org/index.pl?/sw/bind/bind8.php	patch
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2006.1/SCOSA-2006.1.txt	vendor advisory
http://www.isc.org/index.pl?/sw/bind/bind-security.php	patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/18291	third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19063	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-0033?: CVE-2005-0033 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-0033?: To fix CVE-2005-0033, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-0033 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-0033 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~32% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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