CVE-2012-5688

Description

ISC BIND 9.8.x before 9.8.4-P1 and 9.9.x before 9.9.2-P1, when DNS64 is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) via a crafted query.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 12.96% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory slackware.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory isc.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1549.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2012&m=slackware-security.536004 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Sep/msg00002.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1657-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-00828 patch vendor advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5880 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-5688?
CVE-2012-5688 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-5688?
To fix CVE-2012-5688, 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-2012-5688 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-5688 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~13% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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