CVE-2007-0493

Summary

CVECVE-2007-0493
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2007-01-25 20:28:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionUse-after-free vulnerability in ISC BIND 9.3.0 up to 9.3.3, 9.4.0a1 up to 9.4.0a6, 9.4.0b1 up to 9.4.0b4, 9.4.0rc1, and 9.5.0a1 (Bind Forum only) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (named daemon crash) via unspecified vectors that cause named to "dereference a freed fetch context."

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.8 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Isc Bind 9.3.0 All All All
Application Isc Bind 9.3.1 All All All
Application Isc Bind 9.3.2 All All All
Application Isc Bind 9.4.0 All All All
Application Isc Bind 9.4.0 rc1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.5.0 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

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security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-07:02.bind.asc af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.freebsd.org
Webmail - OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
SecurityTracker.com Archives - BIND Memory Deference Bug Lets Remote Users Crash the Name Server af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
OpenPKG Corporation: Security: Security Advisories af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openpkg.com
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ISC has a new website | Internet Systems Consortium af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.isc.org
USN-418-1: Bind vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
Mandriva update for bind - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Advisories | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
Document Display | HPE Support Center af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 h20564.www2.hpe.com
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About Security Update 2007-005 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 docs.info.apple.com
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SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Fedora update for bind - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
FreeBSD update for bind - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
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APPLE-SA-2007-05-24 Security Update 2007-005 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
ISC has a new website | Internet Systems Consortium af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.isc.org Patch
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230003 – (CVE-2007-0493) CVE-2007-0493 bind use-after-free MITRE bugzilla.redhat.com
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Vendor Comments And Credit

OrganizationPublishedContributorStatement
Red Hat2007-01-29Joshua BressersNot vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of ISC BIND as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, or 4.

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