CVE-2014-0591

Description

The query_findclosestnsec3 function in query.c in named in ISC BIND 9.6, 9.7, and 9.8 before 9.8.6-P2 and 9.9 before 9.9.4-P2, and 9.6-ESV before 9.6-ESV-R10-P2, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (INSIST assertion failure and daemon exit) via a crafted DNS query to an authoritative nameserver that uses the NSEC3 signing feature.

Category

2.6
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 43.55% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory neohapsis.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory slackware.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory slackware.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory freebsd.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory isc.org Vendor Advisory isc.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
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References

Link Tags
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029589 vdb entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0043.html vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1051717
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3023 vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:002 vendor advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-10/0103.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/56574 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-02/msg00016.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/56522 third party advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-January/126761.html vendor advisory
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-1244
http://secunia.com/advisories/56442 third party advisory
http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2014&m=slackware-security.524465 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/61199 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00009.html vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=138995561732658&w=2 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/56427 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/56871 third party advisory
http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2014&m=slackware-security.518391 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-02/msg00019.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/56425 third party advisory
https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01085 vendor advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT6536
http://secunia.com/advisories/56493 third party advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-January/126772.html vendor advisory
http://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-14:04.bind.asc vendor advisory
http://osvdb.org/101973 vdb entry
https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01078 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/61343 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/61117 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64801 vdb entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2081-1 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-0591?
CVE-2014-0591 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-0591?
To fix CVE-2014-0591, 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-2014-0591 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-0591 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~44% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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