CVE-2015-8704

Description

apl_42.c in ISC BIND 9.x before 9.9.8-P3, 9.9.x, and 9.10.x before 9.10.3-P3 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (INSIST assertion failure and daemon exit) via a malformed Address Prefix List (APL) record.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 21.15% Top 5%
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Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
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References

Link Tags
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=145680832702035&w=2 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2874-1 vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0073.html vendor advisory
https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01335 vendor advisory
https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:08.bind.asc vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00019.html vendor advisory
https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01438
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3449 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00022.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0074.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00025.html vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175977.html vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175973.html vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-07 vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034739 vdb entry
https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01380 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00020.html vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2016-3090566.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00023.html vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176564.html vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81329 vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00024.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00033.html vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/178045.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-8704?
CVE-2015-8704 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-8704?
To fix CVE-2015-8704, 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-2015-8704 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-8704 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~21% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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