CVE-2015-4620

Summary

CVECVE-2015-4620
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-07-08 14:59:04 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
Descriptionname.c in named in ISC BIND 9.7.x through 9.9.x before 9.9.7-P1 and 9.10.x before 9.10.2-P2, when configured as a recursive resolver with DNSSEC validation, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (REQUIRE assertion failure and daemon exit) by constructing crafted zone data and then making a query for a name in that zone.

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: CWE-17 | 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 9.10.0 All All All
Application Isc Bind 9.10.1 All All All
Application Isc Bind 9.10.1 p1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.10.2 b1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.10.2 p1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.10.2 rc1 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 p2 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 9.8.6 rc1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.8.6 rc2 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 p2 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.9.3 rc1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.9.3 rc2 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.9.4 b1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.9.5 All All All
Application Isc Bind 9.9.6 All All All
Application Isc Bind 9.9.6 p1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.9.7 b1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.9.7 rc1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.9.7 rc2 All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
USN-2669-1: Bind vulnerability | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
BIND 9.9.8-S1 Release Notes | Internet Systems Consortium Knowledge Base af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 kb.isc.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 21 Update: bind-9.9.6-9.P1.fc21 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
BIND: Denial of Service (GLSA 201510-01) — Gentoo Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
2017-04 Security Bulletin: Multiple Vulnerabilities in NorthStar Controller Application before version 2.1.0 Service Pack 1. - Juniper Networks af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 kb.juniper.net
openSUSE-SU-2015:1250-1: moderate: Security update for bind af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
ISC BIND 'isselfsigned()' Function Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
'[security bulletin] HPSBUX03379 SSRT101976 rev.1 - HP-UX Running BIND, Remote Denial of Service (DoS' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
BIND 9.10.3 Release Notes | Internet Systems Consortium Knowledge Base af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 kb.isc.org
CVE-2015-4620 ISC Bind Vulnerability in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.netapp.com
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2015:1205-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
CVE-2015-4620: Specially Constructed Zone Data Can Cause a Resolver to Crash when Validating | Internet Systems Consortium Knowledge Base af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 kb.isc.org Vendor Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
McAfee KnowledgeBase - Intel Security - Security Bulletin: Firewall Enterprise update fixes CVE-2015-4620 (BIND) vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 kc.mcafee.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 22 Update: bind-9.10.2-3.P2.fc22 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2015:1326-1: important: Security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
BIND 9.9.8 Release Notes | Internet Systems Consortium Knowledge Base af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 kb.isc.org
ISC BIND DNSSEC Validation Flaw Lets Remote Users Deny Service in Certain Cases - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
404 Page not found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 kb.isc.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3304-1 bind9 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 15148 ISC BIND Denial of Service (DoS) Vulnerability (CVE-2015-4620)

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