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TI-2018-04151 Aliases CVE-2018-5744GHSA-xcc7-r4h9-f7ph

A specially crafted packet can cause named to leak memory

Priority LOW 39CWE-772Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-772.

Summary

A failure to free memory can occur when processing messages having a specific combination of EDNS options. Versions affected are: BIND 9.10.7 -> 9.10.8-P1, 9.11.3 -> 9.11.5-P1, 9.12.0 -> 9.12.3-P1, and versions 9.10.7-S1 -> 9.11.5-S3 of BIND 9 Supported Preview Edition. Versions 9.13.0 -> 9.13.6 of the 9.13 development branch are also affected.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03446 89th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed 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
ISCBIND 9BIND 9.10.7 -> 9.10.8-P1, 9.11.3 -> 9.11.5-P1, 9.12.0 -> 9.12.3-P1, and versions 9.10.7-S1 -> 9.11.5-S3 of BIND 9 Supported Preview Edition. Versions 9.13.0 -> 9.13.6 of the 9.13 development branch are also affected.—No fix listedCNA
  • BIND 9 VendorISC Affected BIND 9.10.7 -> 9.10.8-P1, 9.11.3 -> 9.11.5-P1, 9.12.0 -> 9.12.3-P1, and versions 9.10.7-S1 -> 9.11.5-S3 of BIND 9 Supported Preview Edition. Versions 9.13.0 -> 9.13.6 of the 9.13 development branch are also affected. Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 13

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.10.7 to before 9.10.8; 9.11.3 to before 9.11.5; 9.12.0 to before 9.12.3; 9.13.0 to before 9.13.6VulnerableISC
cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.10.7:s1:*:*:supported_preview:*:*:*9.10.7 s1VulnerableISC
cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.10.8:-:*:*:*:*:*:*9.10.8VulnerableISC
cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.10.8:p1:*:*:*:*:*:*9.10.8 p1VulnerableISC
cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.10.8:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*9.10.8 rc1VulnerableISC
cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.10.8:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*9.10.8 rc2VulnerableISC
cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.11.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*9.11.5VulnerableISC
cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.11.5:p1:*:*:*:*:*:*9.11.5 p1VulnerableISC
cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.11.5:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*9.11.5 rc1VulnerableISC
cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.11.5:s3:*:*:supported_preview:*:*:*9.11.5 s3VulnerableISC
  • cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.10.7 to before 9.10.8; 9.11.3 to before 9.11.5; 9.12.0 to before 9.12.3; 9.13.0 to before 9.13.6 Vulnerable ·ISC
  • cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.10.7:s1:*:*:supported_preview:*:*:* Versions 9.10.7 s1 Vulnerable ·ISC
  • cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.10.8:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.10.8 Vulnerable ·ISC
  • cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.10.8:p1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.10.8 p1 Vulnerable ·ISC
  • cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.10.8:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.10.8 rc1 Vulnerable ·ISC
  • cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.10.8:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.10.8 rc2 Vulnerable ·ISC
  • cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.11.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.11.5 Vulnerable ·ISC
  • cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.11.5:p1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.11.5 p1 Vulnerable ·ISC
  • cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.11.5:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.11.5 rc1 Vulnerable ·ISC
  • cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.11.5:s3:*:*:supported_preview:*:*:* Versions 9.11.5 s3 Vulnerable ·ISC
Show 3 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.12.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*9.12.3VulnerableISC
cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.12.3:p1:*:*:*:*:*:*9.12.3 p1VulnerableISC
cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.12.3:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*9.12.3 rc1VulnerableISC
  • cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.12.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.12.3 Vulnerable ·ISC
  • cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.12.3:p1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.12.3 p1 Vulnerable ·ISC
  • cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.12.3:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.12.3 rc1 Vulnerable ·ISC

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 4 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-5744
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xcc7-r4h9-f7ph

References

Advisory 1

  • 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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Sources

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