CVE-2007-0494

Description

ISC BIND 9.0.x, 9.1.x, 9.2.0 up to 9.2.7, 9.3.0 up to 9.3.3, 9.4.0a1 up to 9.4.0a6, 9.4.0b1 up to 9.4.0b4, 9.4.0rc1, and 9.5.0a1 (Bind Forum only) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (exit) via a type * (ANY) DNS query response that contains multiple RRsets, which triggers an assertion error, aka the "DNSSEC Validation" vulnerability.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 80.02% Top 5%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&objectID=c01070495 vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017573 vdb entry
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305530
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-September/065902.html mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/23944 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200702-06.xml vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24129 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102969-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24048 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1939 vdb entry
http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-07:02.bind.asc vendor advisory
https://www2.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=c00967144 vendor advisory
http://www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2007.007.html vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3229 vdb entry
http://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2007-003.txt.asc vendor advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-125.htm
http://secunia.com/advisories/23943 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:030 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25482 third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0057.html vendor advisory
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0005 vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1254 vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/May/msg00004.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25402 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31838 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22231 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/24083 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25649 third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0044.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24284 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24930 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY96144 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24648 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2163 vdb entry
http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2537 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25715 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23977 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11523 signature vdb entry
http://marc.info/?l=bind-announce&m=116968519300764&w=2 mailing list
http://www.isc.org/index.pl?/sw/bind/view/?release=9.2.8 patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/26909 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2002 vdb entry
http://www.isc.org/index.pl?/sw/bind/bind-security.php
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-418-1 vendor advisory
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY95619 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24203 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27706 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24014 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24054 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23974 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2315 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2245 vdb entry
http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2007-Jan/0016.html vendor advisory
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-989
http://www.isc.org/index.pl?/sw/bind/view/?release=9.3.4 patch
https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04952488
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY96324 vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1401 vdb entry
http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2507 vendor advisory
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20070201-01-P.asc vendor advisory
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY95618 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23904 patch vendor advisory third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23924 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2007&m=slackware-security.494157 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24950 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23972 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-0494?
CVE-2007-0494 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-0494?
To fix CVE-2007-0494, 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-2007-0494 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-0494 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~80% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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