CVE-2012-3817

High

Description

ISC BIND 9.4.x, 9.5.x, 9.6.x, and 9.7.x before 9.7.6-P2; 9.8.x before 9.8.3-P2; 9.9.x before 9.9.1-P2; and 9.6-ESV before 9.6-ESV-R7-P2, when DNSSEC validation is enabled, does not properly initialize the failing-query cache, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) by sending many queries.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
ProductIsc Bind
PublishedJul 25, 2012
First seenJul 25, 2012

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
isc bind9.4, 9.4.0, 9.4.1, 9.4.2, 9.4.3, 9.5, 9.5.0, 9.5.1, 9.5.2, 9.5.3, 9.6.0, 9.6.1, 9.6.2, 9.6.3, 9.7.0, 9.7.1, 9.7.2, 9.7.3, 9.7.4, 9.7.5, 9.7.6, 9.8.0, 9.8.1, 9.8.2, 9.8.3, 9.9.0, 9.9.1, 9.6—

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CVE-2012-3817 · Isc Bind · Dark Radar