CVE-2015-4620
HIGHEPSS 98th pctlDescription
name.c in named in ISC BIND 9.7.x through 9.9.x before 9.9.7-P1 and 9.10.x before 9.10.2-P2, when configured as a recursive resolver with DNSSEC validation, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (REQUIRE assertion failure and daemon exit) by constructing crafted zone data and then making a query for a name in that zone.
CVSS v2 Vector
No CVSS vector data available.
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 98% of all known CVEs.
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/162040.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/162286.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00013.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00050.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-07/msg00038.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=143740940810833&w=2
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1443.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1471.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3304
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75588
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032799
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2669-1
- https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01267
- https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01305
- https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01306
- https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01307
- https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01438
- https://kb.juniper.net/JSA10783
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10124
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-01
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190903-0003/
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Start freeThis product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-06.