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CVE-2018-5737

Published: 2019-01-16T20:29Z
Last Modified: 2024-11-21T04:09Z
Source: MITRE CVE List
License: MITRE-CVE-TOS
A problem with the implementation of the new serve-stale feature in BIND 9.12 can lead to an assertion failure in rbtdb.c, even when stale-answer-enable is off. Additionally, problematic interaction between the serve-stale feature and NSEC aggressive negative caching can in some cases cause undesirable behavior from named, such as a recursion loop or excessive logging. Deliberate exploitation of this condition could cause operational problems depending on the particular manifestation -- either degradation or denial of service. Affects BIND 9.12.0 and 9.12.1. > MITRE Terms of Use apply – see LICENSE‑MITRE.txt