CVE-2015-5722

Description

buffer.c in named in ISC BIND 9.x before 9.9.7-P3 and 9.10.x before 9.10.2-P4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) by creating a zone containing a malformed DNSSEC key and issuing a query for a name in that zone.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 46.72% Top 5%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2728-1 vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00002.html vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/165996.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1706.html vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00009.html vendor advisory
https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01438
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/165810.html vendor advisory
https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01287 vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=144294073801304&w=2 vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0079.html vendor advisory
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05095918
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html
https://support.apple.com/HT205376
https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04891218
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00006.html vendor advisory
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10134
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00012.html vendor advisory
https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01307
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1707.html vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/165750.html vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168686.html vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033452 vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00020.html vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-01 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76605 vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3350 vendor advisory
https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04952480
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00005.html vendor advisory
https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04923105
https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01305
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0078.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00033.html vendor advisory
https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01306
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/167465.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1705.html vendor advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190730-0001/

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-5722?
CVE-2015-5722 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-5722?
To fix CVE-2015-5722, 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-2015-5722 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-5722 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~47% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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