SB2014061301 - Input validation error in ISC BIND
Published: June 13, 2014 Updated: July 24, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2014061301
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-3859)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
libdns in ISC BIND 9.10.0 before P2 does not properly handle EDNS options, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (REQUIRE assertion failure and daemon exit) via a crafted packet, as demonstrated by an attack against named, dig, or delv.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.