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CVE-2013-4854 Detail

Description

The RFC 5011 implementation in rdata.c in ISC BIND 9.7.x and 9.8.x before 9.8.5-P2, 9.8.6b1, 9.9.x before 9.9.3-P2, and 9.9.4b1, and DNSco BIND 9.9.3-S1 before 9.9.3-S1-P1 and 9.9.4-S1b1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and named daemon exit) via a query with a malformed RDATA section that is not properly handled during construction of a log message, as exploited in the wild in July 2013.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-08/0030.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-08/0030.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-10/0103.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-10/0103.html
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-1244
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-1244
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-August/113108.html Vendor Advisory 
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-August/113108.html Vendor Advisory 
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-August/113251.html Vendor Advisory 
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-August/113251.html Vendor Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-08/msg00004.html Vendor Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-08/msg00004.html Vendor Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-08/msg00018.html Vendor Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-08/msg00018.html Vendor Advisory 
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1114.html Vendor Advisory 
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1114.html Vendor Advisory 
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1115.html Vendor Advisory 
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1115.html Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/54134 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/54134 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/54185 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/54185 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/54207 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/54207 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/54211 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/54211 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/54323 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/54323 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/54432 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/54432 Vendor Advisory 
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2728
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2728
http://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-13:07.bind.asc Vendor Advisory 
http://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-13:07.bind.asc Vendor Advisory 
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:202 Vendor Advisory 
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:202 Vendor Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/61479
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/61479
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1028838
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1028838
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1910-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1910-1
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-13-210/
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-13-210/
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/86004
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/86004
https://h20564.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c03922396 Vendor Advisory 
https://h20564.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c03922396 Vendor Advisory 
https://h20564.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c03922396 Vendor Advisory 
https://h20564.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c03922396 Vendor Advisory 
https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01015 Vendor Advisory 
https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01015 Vendor Advisory 
https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01016 Vendor Advisory 
https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01016 Vendor Advisory 
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10052
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10052
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19561
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19561
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT6536
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT6536

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
NVD-CWE-noinfo Insufficient Information cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2013-4854
NVD Published Date:
07/29/2013
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
MITRE