CVE-2001-0497 describes a vulnerability in dnskeygen (BIND 8.2.4 and earlier) and dnssec-keygen (BIND 9.1.2 and earlier) where insecure file permissions are set for HMAC-MD5 shared secret key files used in DNS Transactional Signatures (TSIG). This allows local attackers to access these keys, potentially enabling unauthorized dynamic DNS updates. The vulnerability carries a CVSSv3 score of 7.8 (High), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 8.2.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 9.0, <= 9.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.