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CVE-2018-5745

Public on 2019-10-09
Modified on 2020-07-01
Description

An assertion failure was found in the way bind implemented the "managed keys" feature. An attacker could use this flaw to cause the named daemon to crash. This flaw is very difficult for an attacker to trigger because it requires an operator to have BIND configured to use a trust anchor managed by the attacker.

Severity
Low
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CVSS v3 Base Score
4.9
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory
Amazon Linux 2 - Core bind 2020-06-26 22:51 ALAS2-2020-1441

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 4.9 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD CVSSv2 3.5 AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
NVD CVSSv3 4.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

Red Hat: CVE-2018-5745 Mitre: CVE-2018-5745 FAQs regarding Amazon Linux ALAS/CVE Severity