CVE-2013-2266
bind9 - denial of service
EPSS 44.8%
Description
libdns in ISC BIND 9.7.x and 9.8.x before 9.8.4-P2, 9.8.5 before 9.8.5b2, 9.9.x before 9.9.2-P2, and 9.9.3 before 9.9.3b2 on UNIX platforms allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted regular expression, as demonstrated by a memory-exhaustion attack against a machine running a named process.
How to fix CVE-2013-2266
To remediate CVE-2013-2266, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/bind9—upgrade to 1:9.8.4.dfsg.P1-6+nmu1 or later
- Debian/bind9—upgrade to 1:9.7.3.dfsg-1~squeeze10 or later
Is CVE-2013-2266 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 44.8%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 1:9.8.4.dfsg.P1-6+nmu1
- from 0, < 1:9.7.3.dfsg-1~squeeze10