CVE-2017-3137 HIGH

CVE-2017-3137: A response packet can cause a resolver to terminate when processing an answer containing a CNAME or DNAME

Vendor Isc
Product BIND 9
Published January 16, 2019
Last update September 17, 2024
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CVSS base score

7.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Mistaken assumptions about the ordering of records in the answer section of a response containing CNAME or DNAME resource records could lead to a situation in which named would exit with an assertion failure when processing a response in which records occurred in an unusual order. Affects BIND 9.9.9-P6, 9.9.10b1->9.9.10rc1, 9.10.4-P6, 9.10.5b1->9.10.5rc1, 9.11.0-P3, 9.11.1b1->9.11.1rc1, and 9.9.9-S8.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

January 16, 2019 CVE published
September 17, 2024 Record updated