CVE-2012-5688 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting ISC BIND versions 9.8.x before 9.8.4-P1 and 9.9.x before 9.9.2-P1, specifically when DNS64 is enabled. A remote attacker can exploit this flaw by sending a crafted query, leading to an assertion failure and daemon exit. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.8, indicating high severity due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete availability impact. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
9.8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.8.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.8.0:a1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.8.0:b1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.8.0:p1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.8.0:p2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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