By design, BIND is intended to limit the number of TCP clients that can be connected at any given time. The number of allowed connections is a tunable parameter which, if unset, defaults to a conservative value for most servers. Unfortunately, the code which was intended to limit the number of simultaneous connections contained an error which could be exploited to grow the number of simultaneous connections beyond this limit. Versions affected: BIND 9.9.0 -> 9.10.8-P1, 9.11.0 -> 9.11.6, 9.12.0 -> 9.12.4, 9.14.0. BIND 9 Supported Preview Edition versions 9.9.3-S1 -> 9.11.5-S3, and 9.11.5-S5. Versions 9.13.0 -> 9.13.7 of the 9.13 development branch are also affected. Versions prior to BIND 9.9.0 have not been evaluated for vulnerability to CVE-2018-5743.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.5
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | alpine-linux-upgrade-bind | Oct 9, 2019 | Oct 9, 2019 | |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-bindamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-bind-chrootamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-bind-debuginfoamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-bind-develamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-bind-libsamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-bind-libs-liteamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-bind-licenseamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-bind-lite-develamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-bind-pkcs11amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-bind-pkcs11-develamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-bind-pkcs11-libsamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-bind-pkcs11-utilsamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-bind-sdbamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-bind-sdb-chrootamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-bind-utils | Apr 27, 2020 | Oct 9, 2019 | |
| Amazon_linux | — | amazon-linux-upgrade-bind | Jul 27, 2019 | Apr 24, 2019 |
| Centos_linux | centos-upgrade-bindcentos-upgrade-bind-chrootcentos-upgrade-bind-debuginfocentos-upgrade-bind-debugsourcecentos-upgrade-bind-develcentos-upgrade-bind-export-develcentos-upgrade-bind-export-libscentos-upgrade-bind-export-libs-debuginfocentos-upgrade-bind-libscentos-upgrade-bind-libs-debuginfocentos-upgrade-bind-libs-litecentos-upgrade-bind-libs-lite-debuginfocentos-upgrade-bind-licensecentos-upgrade-bind-lite-develcentos-upgrade-bind-pkcs11centos-upgrade-bind-pkcs11-debuginfocentos-upgrade-bind-pkcs11-develcentos-upgrade-bind-pkcs11-libscentos-upgrade-bind-pkcs11-libs-debuginfocentos-upgrade-bind-pkcs11-utilscentos-upgrade-bind-pkcs11-utils-debuginfocentos-upgrade-bind-sdbcentos-upgrade-bind-sdb-chrootcentos-upgrade-bind-sdb-debuginfocentos-upgrade-bind-utilscentos-upgrade-bind-utils-debuginfocentos-upgrade-python3-bind | Jun 11, 2019 | Apr 24, 2019 | |
| Debian | debian-upgrade-bind9 | May 10, 2019 | May 10, 2019 | |
| Dns Bind | upgrade-isc-bind-latest | May 9, 2019 | May 9, 2019 | |
| F5 Big Ip | f5-bigip-upgrade-latest | Jun 17, 2026 | Apr 25, 2019 | |
| Hpux | — | hpux-update-nameservice | Sep 16, 2019 | Sep 10, 2019 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp2-upgrade-bindhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp2-upgrade-bind-chroothuawei-euleros-2_0_sp2-upgrade-bind-libshuawei-euleros-2_0_sp2-upgrade-bind-libs-litehuawei-euleros-2_0_sp2-upgrade-bind-licensehuawei-euleros-2_0_sp2-upgrade-bind-pkcs11huawei-euleros-2_0_sp2-upgrade-bind-pkcs11-libshuawei-euleros-2_0_sp2-upgrade-bind-pkcs11-utilshuawei-euleros-2_0_sp2-upgrade-bind-utils | Jul 23, 2019 | Apr 24, 2019 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp3 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp3-upgrade-bindhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp3-upgrade-bind-chroothuawei-euleros-2_0_sp3-upgrade-bind-libshuawei-euleros-2_0_sp3-upgrade-bind-libs-litehuawei-euleros-2_0_sp3-upgrade-bind-licensehuawei-euleros-2_0_sp3-upgrade-bind-pkcs11huawei-euleros-2_0_sp3-upgrade-bind-pkcs11-libshuawei-euleros-2_0_sp3-upgrade-bind-pkcs11-utilshuawei-euleros-2_0_sp3-upgrade-bind-utils | Sep 25, 2019 | Apr 24, 2019 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp5-upgrade-bindhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp5-upgrade-bind-chroothuawei-euleros-2_0_sp5-upgrade-bind-libshuawei-euleros-2_0_sp5-upgrade-bind-libs-litehuawei-euleros-2_0_sp5-upgrade-bind-licensehuawei-euleros-2_0_sp5-upgrade-bind-pkcs11huawei-euleros-2_0_sp5-upgrade-bind-pkcs11-libshuawei-euleros-2_0_sp5-upgrade-bind-pkcs11-utilshuawei-euleros-2_0_sp5-upgrade-bind-utils | Jun 27, 2019 | Apr 24, 2019 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp8 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp8-upgrade-bindhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp8-upgrade-bind-chroothuawei-euleros-2_0_sp8-upgrade-bind-export-develhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp8-upgrade-bind-export-libshuawei-euleros-2_0_sp8-upgrade-bind-libshuawei-euleros-2_0_sp8-upgrade-bind-libs-litehuawei-euleros-2_0_sp8-upgrade-bind-licensehuawei-euleros-2_0_sp8-upgrade-bind-pkcs11huawei-euleros-2_0_sp8-upgrade-bind-pkcs11-libshuawei-euleros-2_0_sp8-upgrade-bind-pkcs11-utilshuawei-euleros-2_0_sp8-upgrade-bind-utilshuawei-euleros-2_0_sp8-upgrade-python3-bind | Jun 27, 2019 | Apr 24, 2019 | |
| Oracle Solaris | oracle-solaris-11-4-upgrade-network-dns-bind-9-11-6-1-0-11-4-11-0-1-2-0oracle-solaris-11-4-upgrade-service-network-dns-bind-9-11-13-0-0-11-4-21-0-1-69-0 | Jul 17, 2019 | Jul 17, 2019 | |
| Oracle_linux | — | oracle-linux-upgrade-bindoracle-linux-upgrade-bind-chrootoracle-linux-upgrade-bind-develoracle-linux-upgrade-bind-export-develoracle-linux-upgrade-bind-export-libsoracle-linux-upgrade-bind-libsoracle-linux-upgrade-bind-libs-liteoracle-linux-upgrade-bind-licenseoracle-linux-upgrade-bind-lite-develoracle-linux-upgrade-bind-pkcs11oracle-linux-upgrade-bind-pkcs11-develoracle-linux-upgrade-bind-pkcs11-libsoracle-linux-upgrade-bind-pkcs11-utilsoracle-linux-upgrade-bind-sdboracle-linux-upgrade-bind-sdb-chrootoracle-linux-upgrade-bind-utilsoracle-linux-upgrade-python3-bind | May 30, 2019 | Apr 24, 2019 |
| Redhat_linux | no-fix-redhat-rpm-packageredhat-upgrade-bindredhat-upgrade-bind-chrootredhat-upgrade-bind-debuginforedhat-upgrade-bind-debugsourceredhat-upgrade-bind-develredhat-upgrade-bind-export-develredhat-upgrade-bind-export-libsredhat-upgrade-bind-export-libs-debuginforedhat-upgrade-bind-libsredhat-upgrade-bind-libs-debuginforedhat-upgrade-bind-libs-literedhat-upgrade-bind-libs-lite-debuginforedhat-upgrade-bind-licenseredhat-upgrade-bind-lite-develredhat-upgrade-bind-pkcs11redhat-upgrade-bind-pkcs11-debuginforedhat-upgrade-bind-pkcs11-develredhat-upgrade-bind-pkcs11-libsredhat-upgrade-bind-pkcs11-libs-debuginforedhat-upgrade-bind-pkcs11-utilsredhat-upgrade-bind-pkcs11-utils-debuginforedhat-upgrade-bind-sdbredhat-upgrade-bind-sdb-chrootredhat-upgrade-bind-sdb-debuginforedhat-upgrade-bind-utilsredhat-upgrade-bind-utils-debuginforedhat-upgrade-python3-bind | May 14, 2019 | May 13, 2019 | |
| Suse | — | suse-upgrade-bindsuse-upgrade-bind-chrootenvsuse-upgrade-bind-develsuse-upgrade-bind-devel-32bitsuse-upgrade-bind-docsuse-upgrade-bind-libssuse-upgrade-bind-libs-32bitsuse-upgrade-bind-lwresdsuse-upgrade-bind-utilssuse-upgrade-libbind9-160suse-upgrade-libbind9-160-32bitsuse-upgrade-libbind9-1600suse-upgrade-libdns1605suse-upgrade-libdns169suse-upgrade-libdns169-32bitsuse-upgrade-libirs-develsuse-upgrade-libirs160suse-upgrade-libirs160-32bitsuse-upgrade-libirs1601suse-upgrade-libisc1606suse-upgrade-libisc166suse-upgrade-libisc166-32bitsuse-upgrade-libisccc160suse-upgrade-libisccc160-32bitsuse-upgrade-libisccc1600suse-upgrade-libisccfg160suse-upgrade-libisccfg160-32bitsuse-upgrade-libisccfg1600suse-upgrade-liblwres160suse-upgrade-liblwres160-32bitsuse-upgrade-libns1604suse-upgrade-python-bindsuse-upgrade-python3-bind | Jun 3, 2019 | Apr 24, 2019 |
| Ubuntu | ubuntu-pro-upgrade-bind9ubuntu-upgrade-bind9 | May 4, 2019 | Apr 24, 2019 | |
| Vmware Photon_os | vmware-photon_os_update_tdnf | Jan 20, 2025 | Oct 9, 2019 |
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