CVE-2018-5736 (GCVE-0-2018-5736)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-01-16 20:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 05:40
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Summary
An error in zone database reference counting can lead to an assertion failure if a server which is running an affected version of BIND attempts several transfers of a slave zone in quick succession. This defect could be deliberately exercised by an attacker who is permitted to cause a vulnerable server to initiate zone transfers (for example: by sending valid NOTIFY messages), causing the named process to exit after failing the assertion test. Affects BIND 9.12.0 and 9.12.1.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
isc CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard A 95/100 over 33 records in the last 180 days details
References
Date Public
2018-05-18 00:00
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