CVE-2012-5166
bind9 - denial of service
EPSS 47.6%
Description
ISC BIND 9.x before 9.7.6-P4, 9.8.x before 9.8.3-P4, 9.9.x before 9.9.1-P4, and 9.4-ESV and 9.6-ESV before 9.6-ESV-R7-P4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (named daemon hang) via unspecified combinations of resource records.
How to fix CVE-2012-5166
To remediate CVE-2012-5166, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/bind9—upgrade to 1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4.3 or later
- Debian/bind9—upgrade to 1:9.7.3.dfsg-1~squeeze8 or later
Is CVE-2012-5166 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 47.6%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4.3
- from 0, < 1:9.7.3.dfsg-1~squeeze8