CVE-2013-5661 Other in n/a
Medium 5.9
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-5661 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2013-5661 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Isc Bind, published on 5 Nov 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-5661 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Isc Bind. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-5661/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-5661/index.md)
Attackers can poison DNS cache via Response Rate Limiting flaws, potentially redirecting traffic to malicious sites.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2013-5661?
CVE-2013-5661 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Isc Bind, published on 5 Nov 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Cache Poisoning issue exists in DNS Response Rate Limiting.
Weakness: CWE-290
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-5661?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Isc Bind, Nic Knot Resolver, Nlnetlabs Nsd, Redhat Enterprise Linux.
How do I fix CVE-2013-5661?
No fix has been published for CVE-2013-5661 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2013-5661 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-5661 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Isc Bind
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8ggc-49w3-fh4r.