CVE-2010-3762

Description

ISC BIND before 9.7.2-P2, when DNSSEC validation is enabled, does not properly handle certain bad signatures if multiple trust anchors exist for a single zone, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a DNS query.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 19.29% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:253 vendor advisory
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2011/000126.html mailing list
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0606 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516909/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://ftp.isc.org/isc/bind9/9.7.2-P2/RELEASE-NOTES-BIND-9.7.2-P2.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0976.html vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2130 vendor advisory
http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100124923
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45385 vdb entry
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0004.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-3762?
CVE-2010-3762 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-3762?
To fix CVE-2010-3762, 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-2010-3762 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-3762 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~19% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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