CVE-2015-8461 Race condition in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in ISC BIND via a race condition in the resolver, crashing the daemon.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2015-8461?
CVE-2015-8461 is a high-severity vulnerability in Isc Bind, published on 16 Dec 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-362
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-8461?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Isc Bind.
How do I fix CVE-2015-8461?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2015-8461 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-8461 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Isc Bind
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h967-r8fq-h9x2.