CVE-2018-5734 describes a vulnerability in BIND versions 9.10.5-S1 through 9.10.5-S4 and 9.10.6-S1 through 9.10.6-S2, as well as several NetApp products utilizing BIND. A specially crafted malformed packet can cause BIND to incorrectly select a SERVFAIL rcode, leading to an assertion failure and denial of service if the SERVFAIL cache feature is enabled. This vulnerability has a CVSSv3 score of 7.5 (High), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and high impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or Metasploit/Nuclei modules, though it has garnered some community discussion and media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
9.10.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.10.5:s1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.10.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.10.5:s4:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.10.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.10.6:s1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.10.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.10.6:s2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netapp:data_ontap_edge:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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