CVE-2012-1033

Description

The resolver in ISC BIND 9 through 9.8.1-P1 overwrites cached server names and TTL values in NS records during the processing of a response to an A record query, which allows remote attackers to trigger continued resolvability of revoked domain names via a "ghost domain names" attack.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.67% Top 30%

Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory isc.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=135638082529878&w=2	vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73053	vdb entry
https://www.isc.org/software/bind/advisories/cve-2012-1033	vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026647	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/47884	third party advisory
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15136477	vendor advisory
http://osvdb.org/78916	vdb entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0717.html	vendor advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/542123	third party advisory us government resource
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15136456	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51898	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-1033?: CVE-2012-1033 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-1033?: To fix CVE-2012-1033, 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-2012-1033 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2012-1033 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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