CVE-2015-5986

Summary

CVECVE-2015-5986
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-09-05 02:59:04 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
Descriptionopenpgpkey_61.c in named in ISC BIND 9.9.7 before 9.9.7-P3 and 9.10.x before 9.10.2-P4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (REQUIRE assertion failure and daemon exit) via a crafted DNS response.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.1 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Apple Mac Os X Server 5.0.15 All All All
Application Isc Bind All p3 All All
Application Isc Bind All p2 All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
ISC BIND 'openpgpkey_61.c' Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
BIND 9.9.8-S1 Release Notes | Internet Systems Consortium Knowledge Base af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 kb.isc.org
BIND: Denial of Service (GLSA 201510-01) — Gentoo Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
McAfee KnowledgeBase - Intel Security - Security Bulletin: Firewall Enterprise update fixes BIND CVE-2015-5722 and CVE-2015-5986 vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 kc.mcafee.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 23 Update: bind99-9.9.7-7.P3.fc23 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
About the security content of OS X Server 5.0.15 - Apple Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com
APPLE-SA-2015-10-21-8 OS X Server 5.0.15 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
September 2015 ISC BIND Vulnerabilities in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.netapp.com
BIND 9.10.3 Release Notes | Internet Systems Consortium Knowledge Base af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 kb.isc.org
BIND 9.9.8 Release Notes | Internet Systems Consortium Knowledge Base af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 kb.isc.org
CVE-2015-5986: An incorrect boundary check can trigger a REQUIRE assertion failure in openpgpkey_61.c | Internet Systems Consortium Knowledge Base af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 kb.isc.org Vendor Advisory
404 Page not found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 kb.isc.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 22 Update: bind99-9.9.7-7.P3.fc22 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
BIND OpenPGP Key Processing Flaw Lets Remote Users Cause the Target DNS Service to Terminate - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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