SUSE Linux update for bind



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2015-5477
CWE-ID CWE-19
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 SUSE Linux
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor SUSE

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Data Handling

EUVDB-ID: #VU31954

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2015-5477

CWE-ID: CWE-19 - Data Handling

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

named in ISC BIND 9.x before 9.9.7-P2 and 9.10.x before 9.10.2-P3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (REQUIRE assertion failure and daemon exit) via TKEY queries.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux: 10

CPE2.3 External links

https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00048.html


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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