CVE-2018-5740

Public on 2018-09-19
Modified on 2018-09-25
Description
A denial of service flaw was discovered in bind versions that include the "deny-answer-aliases" feature. This flaw may allow a remote attacker to trigger an INSIST assert in named leading to termination of the process and a denial of service condition.
Severity
Important severity
Important
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CVSS v3 Base Score
7.5
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 1 bind 2018-09-19 ALAS-2018-1082 Fixed
Amazon Linux 2 - Core bind 2018-09-20 ALAS2-2018-1082 Fixed

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 7.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

FAQs regarding Amazon Linux ALAS/CVE Severity Red Hat: CVE-2018-5740 Mitre: CVE-2018-5740