Vulnerability Details : CVE-2018-5742
While backporting a feature for a newer branch of BIND9, RedHat introduced a path leading to an assertion failure in buffer.c:420. Affects RedHat versions bind-9.9.4-65.el7 -> bind-9.9.4-72.el7. No ISC releases are affected. Other packages from other distributions who made the same error may also be affected.
Products affected by CVE-2018-5742
- cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-5742
0.12%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 45 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2018-5742
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4.3
|
MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
8.6
|
2.9
|
NIST | |
|
7.5
|
HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
3.9
|
3.6
|
NIST | |
|
5.9
|
MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
2.2
|
3.6
|
Internet Systems Consortium (ISC) |
CWE ids for CVE-2018-5742
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The product contains an assert() or similar statement that can be triggered by an attacker, which leads to an application exit or other behavior that is more severe than necessary.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2018-5742
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https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2018-5742
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