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CVE-2014-3859

Status: ModifiedMedium (5)—

libdns in ISC BIND 9.10.0 before P2 does not properly handle EDNS options, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (REQUIRE assertion failure and daemon exit) via a crafted packet, as demonstrated by an attack against named, dig, or delv.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

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Affected technologies (1)

ISC — Bind

CWEs

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