CVE-2013-4854

Summary

CVECVE-2013-4854
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2013-07-29 13:59:37 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionThe RFC 5011 implementation in rdata.c in ISC BIND 9.7.x and 9.8.x before 9.8.5-P2, 9.8.6b1, 9.9.x before 9.9.3-P2, and 9.9.4b1, and DNSco BIND 9.9.3-S1 before 9.9.3-S1-P1 and 9.9.4-S1b1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and named daemon exit) via a query with a malformed RDATA section that is not properly handled during construction of a log message, as exploited in the wild in July 2013.

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-noinfo | 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
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 18 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 19 All All All
Operating System Freebsd Freebsd 8.0 All All All
Operating System Freebsd Freebsd 8.1 All All All
Operating System Freebsd Freebsd 8.2 All All All
Operating System Freebsd Freebsd 8.3 All All All
Operating System Freebsd Freebsd 8.4 All All All
Operating System Freebsd Freebsd 9.0 All All All
Operating System Freebsd Freebsd 9.1 All All All
Operating System Freebsd Freebsd 9.1 p4 All All
Operating System Freebsd Freebsd 9.1 p5 All All
Operating System Freebsd Freebsd 9.2 prerelease All All
Operating System Freebsd Freebsd 9.2 rc1 All All
Operating System Freebsd Freebsd 9.2 rc2 All All
Operating System Hp Hp-ux b.11.31 All All All
Application Isc Bind 9.7.0 All All All
Application Isc Bind 9.7.0 b1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.7.0 p1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.7.0 p2 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.7.0 rc1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.7.0 rc2 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.7.1 All All All
Application Isc Bind 9.7.1 p1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.7.1 p2 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.7.1 rc1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.7.2 All All All
Application Isc Bind 9.7.2 p1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.7.2 p2 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.7.2 p3 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.7.2 rc1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.7.3 All All All
Application Isc Bind 9.7.3 b1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.7.3 p1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.7.3 rc1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.7.4 All All All
Application Isc Bind 9.7.4 b1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.7.4 p1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.7.4 rc1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.7.5 All All All
Application Isc Bind 9.7.5 b1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.7.5 rc1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.7.5 rc2 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.7.6 All All All
Application Isc Bind 9.7.6 p1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.7.6 p2 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.7.7 All All All
Application Isc Bind 9.8.0 All All All
Application Isc Bind 9.8.0 a1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.8.0 b1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.8.0 p1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.8.0 p2 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.8.0 p4 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.8.0 rc1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.8.1 All All All
Application Isc Bind 9.8.1 b1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.8.1 b2 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.8.1 b3 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.8.1 p1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.8.1 rc1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.8.2 b1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.8.2 rc1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.8.2 rc2 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.8.3 All All All
Application Isc Bind 9.8.3 p1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.8.3 p2 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.8.4 All All All
Application Isc Bind 9.8.5 All All All
Application Isc Bind 9.8.5 b1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.8.5 b2 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.8.5 p1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.8.5 rc1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.8.5 rc2 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.8.6 b1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.9.0 All All All
Application Isc Bind 9.9.0 a1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.9.0 a2 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.9.0 a3 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.9.0 b1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.9.0 b2 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.9.0 rc1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.9.0 rc2 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.9.0 rc3 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.9.0 rc4 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.9.1 All All All
Application Isc Bind 9.9.1 p1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.9.1 p2 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.9.2 All All All
Application Isc Bind 9.9.3 All All All
Application Isc Bind 9.9.3 b1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.9.3 b2 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.9.3 p1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.9.3 rc1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.9.3 rc2 All All
Application Isc Dnsco Bind 9.9.3 s1 All All
Application Isc Dnsco Bind 9.9.4 s1b1 All All
Operating System Mandriva Business Server 1.0 All All All
Operating System Mandriva Enterprise Server 5.0 All All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux 11 All desktop All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux 11 All server All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 11.4 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 5 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 6.0 All All All
Operating System Slackware Slackware Linux 12.1 All All All
Operating System Slackware Slackware Linux 12.2 All All All
Operating System Slackware Slackware Linux 13.0 All All All
Operating System Slackware Slackware Linux 13.1 All All All
Operating System Slackware Slackware Linux 13.37 All All All
Application Suse Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11.0 sp2 All All
Application Suse Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11.0 sp3 All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2013:1310-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Vendor Advisory
Zero Day Initiative af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.zerodayinitiative.com
CVE-2013-4854: FAQ and Supplemental Information | Internet Systems Consortium Knowledge Base af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 kb.isc.org Vendor Advisory
Security Advisory SA54323 - Ubuntu update for bind9 - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2728-1 bind9 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2013:1354-1: important: update for bind af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Vendor Advisory
404 Not Found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 linux.oracle.com
Security Advisory SA54134 - Red Hat update for bind - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
USN-1910-1: Bind vulnerability | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com Vendor Advisory
McAfee KnowledgeBase - McAfee Security Bulletin – Updates for multiple McAfee Network products resolve BIND vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 kc.mcafee.com
About Secunia Research | Flexera af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
CVE-2013-4854: A specially crafted query can cause BIND to terminate abnormally | Internet Systems Consortium Knowledge Base af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 kb.isc.org Vendor Advisory
About the security content of OS X Server v4.0 - Apple Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com
h20564.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 h20564.www2.hp.com Vendor Advisory
Security Advisory SA54185 - Red Hat update for bind97 - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 18 Update: bind-9.9.3-4.P2.fc18 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory
Security Advisory SA54207 - FreeBSD update for bind - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
ISC BIND 9 DNS RDATA Handling CVE-2013-4854 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com Vendor Advisory
NEOHAPSIS - Peace of Mind Through Integrity and Insight af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 archives.neohapsis.com
ISC BIND RDATA Processing Bug Lets Remote Users Deny Service - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Security Advisory SA54211 - Debian update for bind9 - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2013:202 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com Vendor Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 19 Update: bind-9.9.3-5.P2.fc19 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory
www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-13:07.bind.asc af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.freebsd.org Vendor Advisory
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-08/0030.html af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 archives.neohapsis.com
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