CVE-2015-5986 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in ISC BIND by sending a crafted DNS response, triggering an assertion failure and daemon exit.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2015-5986?
CVE-2015-5986 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X Server, published on 5 Sep 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
openpgpkey_61.c in named in ISC BIND 9.9.7 before 9.9.7-P3 and 9.10.x before 9.10.2-P4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (REQUIRE assertion failure and daemon exit) via a crafted DNS response.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-5986?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Apple Mac Os X Server, Isc Bind.
How do I fix CVE-2015-5986?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2015-5986 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-5986 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Mac Os X Server
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q676-ggwg-j7vx.