Unscored severity · published Dec 16, 2015
CVE-2015-8461
Race condition in resolver.c in named in ISC BIND 9.9.8 before 9.9.8-P2 and 9.10.3 before 9.10.3-P2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (INSIST assertion failure…
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CVSS
5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Race condition in resolver.c in named in ISC BIND 9.9.8 before 9.9.8-P2 and 9.10.3 before 9.10.3-P2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (INSIST assertion failure and daemon exit) via unspecified vectors.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)5.0% · higher than 92% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
BI
Bind · Isc
8.4.7; 9.0; 9.0.1; 9.1; 9.1.1; 9.1.2; +34 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8461
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8461
lists.fedoraproject.org
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/174145.html
lists.fedoraproject.org
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/174252.html
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79347
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034419
www.slackware.com
http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2015&m=slackware-security.539966
Vendor Advisory
https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01319
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