CVE-2015-1349
Description
A flaw was found in the way BIND handled trust anchor management. A remote attacker could use this flaw to cause the BIND daemon (named) to crash under certain conditions.
Statement
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 ships with both bind (9.3) packages which are not affected by this issue, and bind97 packages, which are affected by this issue. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is now in Production Phase 3 of the support and maintenance life cycle. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future bind97 updates. For additional information, refer to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Life Cycle: https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata/.
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details
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CVSS v2 Score Breakdown
| Red Hat | NVD | cve.org | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 2.6 | 5.4 | N/A |
| Attack Vector | Network | Network | N/A |
| Access Complexity | High | High | N/A |
| Authentication | None | None | N/A |
| Confidentiality Impact | None | None | N/A |
| Integrity Impact | None | None | N/A |
| Availability Impact | Partial | Complete | N/A |
Vector
Red Hat: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
NVD: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Integrity,Other
Technical Impact: Varies by Context; Unexpected State; Alter Execution Logic
Acknowledgements
Red Hat would like to thank ISC for reporting this issue.
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