CVE-2017-3137

A response packet can cause a resolver to terminate when processing an answer containing a CNAME or DNAME

High · published January 16, 2019

CVSS v3.0
7.5
EPSS
9%
Percentile
95.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Mistaken assumptions about the ordering of records in the answer section of a response containing CNAME or DNAME resource records could lead to a situation in which named would exit with an assertion failure when processing a response in which records occurred in an unusual order. Affects BIND 9.9.9-P6, 9.9.10b1->9.9.10rc1, 9.10.4-P6, 9.10.5b1->9.10.5rc1, 9.11.0-P3, 9.11.1b1->9.11.1rc1, and 9.9.9-S8.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.0
7.5 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.08975 · 95.2th percentile
Published
2019-01-16T20:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 16 JAN 20:00Z
    A response packet can cause a resolver to terminate when processing an answer containing a CNAME or DNAME
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