CVE-2015-8704

6.5 MEDIUM
Published: January 20, 2016 Modified: May 06, 2026
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Description

apl_42.c in ISC BIND 9.x before 9.9.8-P3, 9.9.x, and 9.10.x before 9.10.3-P3 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (INSIST assertion failure and daemon exit) via a malformed Address Prefix List (APL) record.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=145680832702035&w=2
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01335
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01380
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=145680832702035&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0073.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0074.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3449
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81329
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034739
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2874-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01335
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01380
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01438
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-07
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

54 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
6.5 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
20.8%
96th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

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