CVE-2007-0494 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting multiple versions of ISC BIND, including 9.0.x, 9.1.x, 9.2.0-9.2.7, 9.3.0-9.3.3, 9.4.0a1-9.4.0a6, 9.4.0b1-9.4.0b4, 9.4.0rc1, and 9.5.0a1. A remote attacker can exploit this by sending a specially crafted DNS query response (type ANY with multiple RRsets), causing an assertion error and leading to the BIND service exiting. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating a medium attack complexity and potential for partial availability impact. Despite its age, it has a high EPSS score of 0.41543, suggesting a higher-than-average probability of exploitation. There is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.0.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.0.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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