bind allow-query-cache/allow-recursion default ACL issue
Published Jul 24, 2007
5.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 6.15%
Description
The default access control lists (ACL) in ISC BIND 9.4.0, 9.4.1, and 9.5.0a1 through 9.5.0a5 do not set the allow-recursion and allow-query-cache ACLs, which allows remote attackers to make recursive queries and query the cache.
Affected products
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issu did not affect the versions of bind as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4, or 5.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (19 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 6.15% (0.06148) | 93.25th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.20% (0.06199) | 92.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 2.39% (0.02388) | 84.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 3.62% (0.03617) | 86.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 6.31% (0.06314) | 84.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.62% (0.03624) | 87.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.32% (0.01316) | 86.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 4, 2024 | 2.28% (0.02279) | 89.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 27, 2024 | 1.03% (0.01031) | 83.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 19, 2024 | 1.02% (0.01022) | 83.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 12, 2024 | 0.94% (0.00944) | 82.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 26, 2023 | 0.90% (0.00896) | 80.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 18, 2023 | 0.70% (0.00705) | 78.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 13, 2023 | 0.67% (0.00671) | 77.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 0.66% (0.00658) | 76.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.61% (0.00608) | 75.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 12.78% (0.12778) | 95.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 12.78% (0.12778) | 95.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 12.78% (0.12778) | 90.12th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (19)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26227 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26236 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26509 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26515 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=623903 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200708-13.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.isc.org/index.pl?/sw/bind/bind-security.php x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:149 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2007.022.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_OPENPKG
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25076 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018441 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.slackware.org/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2007&m=slackware-security.521385 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SLACKWARE
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2628 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2914 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-2925 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=248850 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35571 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-2925
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-2925
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