CVE-2015-8461

Description

Race condition in resolver.c in named in ISC BIND 9.9.8 before 9.9.8-P2 and 9.10.3 before 9.10.3-P2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (INSIST assertion failure and daemon exit) via unspecified vectors.

Category

7.1
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 9.92% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory slackware.com Vendor Advisory isc.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034419 vdb entry
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/174145.html vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/174252.html vendor advisory
https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01438
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79347 vdb entry
https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01380
http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2015&m=slackware-security.539966 vendor advisory
https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01319 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-8461?
CVE-2015-8461 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-8461?
To fix CVE-2015-8461, 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-2015-8461 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-8461 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~10% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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