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ISC BIND: Specific APL data could trigger an INSIST in apl_42.c (CVE-2015-8704)

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ISC BIND: Specific APL data could trigger an INSIST in apl_42.c (CVE-2015-8704)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
01/20/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
03/01/2016
Modified
03/24/2023

Description

apl_42.c in ISC BIND 9.x before 9.9.8-P3, 9.9.x, and 9.10.x before 9.10.3-P3 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (INSIST assertion failure and daemon exit) via a malformed Address Prefix List (APL) record.

Solution(s)

  • upgrade-isc-bind-latest

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