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CVE-2015-8705

Publication date 19 January 2016

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.0 · High

Score breakdown

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.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
bind9 15.10 wily
Not affected
15.04 vivid
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty
Not affected
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected

Notes

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Versions affected are 9.10.0 through 9.10.3-P2

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.0 · High
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Low
Integrity impact Low
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H