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TI-2001-00011 Aliases CVE-2001-0011GHSA-vpmv-x387-37fq

Buffer overflow in nslookupComplain function in BIND 4 allows remote attackers to gain root privileges.

Priority MEDIUM 53Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

Buffer overflow in nslookupComplain function in BIND 4 allows remote attackers to gain root privileges.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.07654 94th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 5

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:4.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.9.3VulnerableISC
cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:4.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.9.5VulnerableISC
cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:4.9.5:p1:*:*:*:*:*:*4.9.5 p1VulnerableISC
cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:4.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.9.6VulnerableISC
cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:4.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.9.7VulnerableISC
  • cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:4.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.9.3 Vulnerable ·ISC
  • cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:4.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.9.5 Vulnerable ·ISC
  • cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:4.9.5:p1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.9.5 p1 Vulnerable ·ISC
  • cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:4.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.9.6 Vulnerable ·ISC
  • cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:4.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.9.7 Vulnerable ·ISC

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Linux 5.2Fixed RHSA-2001:007
Red Hat Linux 6.2Fixed RHSA-2001:007
Red Hat Linux 7.0Fixed RHSA-2001:007

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2001-0011
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vpmv-x387-37fq

References

Patch 1

Advisory 2

  • TI-2015-04610 Assertion failure in ISC BIND named via TKEY queries KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2023-27571 Certain DNSSEC aspects of the DNS protocol (in RFC 4033, 4034, 4035, 6840, and related… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2021-07476 A second vulnerability in BIND's GSSAPI security policy negotiation can be targeted by a buffer overflow attack CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-27773 The Closest Encloser Proof aspect of the DNS protocol (in RFC 5155 when RFC 9276 guidance… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2020-06910 A logic error in code which checks TSIG validity can be used to trigger an assertion failure in tsig.c CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2016-02320 buffer.c in named in ISC BIND 9 before 9.9.9-P3, 9.10.x before 9.10.4-P3, and 9.11.x… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
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