SB2014011403 - Buffer overflow in ISC BIND

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SB2014011403 - Buffer overflow in ISC BIND

Published: January 14, 2014 Updated: July 24, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2014011403
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-0591)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.

The query_findclosestnsec3 function in query.c in named in ISC BIND 9.6, 9.7, and 9.8 before 9.8.6-P2 and 9.9 before 9.9.4-P2, and 9.6-ESV before 9.6-ESV-R10-P2, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (INSIST assertion failure and daemon exit) via a crafted DNS query to an authoritative nameserver that uses the NSEC3 signing feature.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References