CVE-2015-8705 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in ISC BIND by sending crafted OPT or ECS data when debug logging is enabled.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2015-8705?
CVE-2015-8705 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Isc Bind, published on 20 Jan 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
buffer.c in named in ISC BIND 9.10.x before 9.10.3-P3, when debug logging is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (REQUIRE assertion failure and daemon exit, or daemon crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via (1) OPT data or (2) an ECS option.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-8705?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Isc Bind.
How do I fix CVE-2015-8705?
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-2015-8705 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-8705 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Isc Bind
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j4rq-g63g-h87j.