CVE-2018-5740

Summary

CVECVE-2018-5740
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2019-01-16 20:29:00 UTC
Updated2022-04-12 18:34:00 UTC
Description"deny-answer-aliases" is a little-used feature intended to help recursive server operators protect end users against DNS rebinding attacks, a potential method of circumventing the security model used by client browsers. However, a defect in this feature makes it easy, when the feature is in use, to experience an assertion failure in name.c. Affects BIND 9.7.0->9.8.8, 9.9.0->9.9.13, 9.10.0->9.10.8, 9.11.0->9.11.4, 9.12.0->9.12.2, 9.13.0->9.13.2.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-617

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 18.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 18.04 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Hp Hp-ux - All All All
Application Isc Bind All All All All
Application Isc Bind All All All All
Application Netapp Data Ontap Edge - All All All
Application Netapp Data Ontap Edge - All All All
Operating System Opensuse Leap 15.0 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Leap 15.1 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Leap 42.3 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 7.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 7.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 7.5 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 7.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 7.5 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 7.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7.0 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
ISC BIND CVE-2018-5740 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
BIND 'deny-answer-aliases' Bug Lets Remote Users Cause the Target 'named' Service to Crash - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
BIND: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201903-13) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2019:1533-1: important: Security update SUSE lists.opensuse.org
Security Advisories-CVE-2018-5740: A flaw in the "deny-answer-aliases" feature can cause an assertion failure in named CONFIRM kb.isc.org Vendor Advisory
CVE-2018-5740 ISC Bind Vulnerability in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security CONFIRM security.netapp.com Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] [DLA 2807-1] bind9 security update MLIST lists.debian.org
[SECURITY] [DLA 1485-1] bind9 security update MLIST lists.debian.org Third Party Advisory
USN-3769-1: Bind vulnerability | Ubuntu security notices | Ubuntu UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
HPE Support document - HPE Support Center CONFIRM support.hpe.com
USN-3769-2: Bind vulnerability | Ubuntu security notices UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2019:1532-1: important: Security update SUSE lists.opensuse.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

LEGACY: ISC would like to thank Tony Finch of the University of Cambridge for reporting this issue.

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 178863 Debian Security Update for bind9 (DLA 2807-1)
  • 500051 Alpine Linux Security Update for bind
  • 503732 Alpine Linux Security Update for bind
  • 710200 Gentoo Linux BIND Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201903-13)
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