CVE-2018-5742 — HIGH (7.5) — White Hats Nepal

Vulnerability Description

While backporting a feature for a newer branch of BIND9, RedHat introduced a path leading to an assertion failure in buffer.c:420. Affects RedHat versions bind-9.9.4-65.el7 -> bind-9.9.4-72.el7. No ISC releases are affected. Other packages from other distributions who made the same error may also be affected.

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
Isc	Bind	>= 9.9.4-65, <= 9.9.4-72
Redhat	Enterprise Linux	7.0

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-617

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2018-5742Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2018-5742Third Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2018-5742?

CVE-2018-5742 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). While backporting a feature for a newer branch of BIND9, RedHat introduced a path leading to an assertion failure in buffer.c:420. Affects RedHat versions bind-9.9.4-65.el7 -> bind-9.9.4-72.el7. No IS...

How severe is CVE-2018-5742?

CVE-2018-5742 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-2018-5742?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Isc Bind, Redhat Enterprise Linux.