CVE-2006-0527

Description

BIND 4 (BIND4) and BIND 8 (BIND8), if used as a target forwarder, allows remote attackers to gain privileged access via a "Kashpureff-style DNS cache corruption" attack.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 6.54% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory hp.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://computerworld.com/networkingtopics/networking/story/0%2C10801%2C103744%2C00.html
http://www.osvdb.org/22888 vdb entry
http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=c00595837 vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0399 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015606 vdb entry patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/425083/100/0/threaded vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18690 third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/438 third party advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/748 third party advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015551 vdb entry patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16455 vdb entry
http://attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2006-February/000551.html mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24414 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-0527?
CVE-2006-0527 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-0527?
To fix CVE-2006-0527, 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-2006-0527 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2006-0527 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~7% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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