DNS: ISC BIND Delegation Handling Resource Exhaustion Remote Denial of Service
This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability against ISC Bind. A successful attack can result in a denial-of-service condition.
Extended Description
ISC BIND 9.0.x through 9.8.x, 9.9.0 through 9.9.6, and 9.10.0 through 9.10.1 does not limit delegation chaining, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and named crash) via a large or infinite number of referrals.
Affected Products
Isc bind
Short Name
DNS:BIND-DELEGATION-HANDLNG-DOS
Severity
Minor
Recommended
False
Recommended Action
None
Category
DNS
Keywords
BIND CVE-2014-8500 Delegation Denial Exhaustion Handling ISC Remote Resource Service bid:71590 of
Release Date
01/05/2015
Supported Platforms
srx-branch-12.3
srx-19.3
srx-branch-19.3
vsrx3bsd-19.2
srx-branch-19.4
vsrx-19.4
mx-12.3
mx-19.4
vmx-19.4
mx-19.3
vsrx3bsd-19.4
srx-19.4
vsrx-12.3
vmx-19.3
vsrx-19.2
srx-12.3
Sigpack Version
3761
False Positive
Unknown
Vendors
Isc
CVSS Score
7.8