CVE-2017-3139 — HIGH (7.5) — White Hats Nepal

Vulnerability Description

A denial of service flaw was found in the way BIND handled DNSSEC validation. A remote attacker could use this flaw to make named exit unexpectedly with an assertion failure via a specially crafted DNS response.

CVSS Score

7.5

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Redhat	Enterprise Linux Server Aus	6.2
Redhat	Enterprise Linux Server Eus	6.7
Redhat	Enterprise Linux Server Tus	6.5

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-617

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2017-3139Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1447743Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2017-3139Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1447743Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2017-3139?

CVE-2017-3139 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). A denial of service flaw was found in the way BIND handled DNSSEC validation. A remote attacker could use this flaw to make named exit unexpectedly with an assertion failure via a specially crafted DN...

How severe is CVE-2017-3139?

CVE-2017-3139 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2017-3139?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus.