Bind: Unitended availability of cache data.
Published Oct 5, 2010
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.50%
Description
ISC BIND 9.7.2 through 9.7.2-P1 uses an incorrect ACL to restrict the ability of Recursion Desired (RD) queries to access the cache, which allows remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information via a DNS query.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
bind
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
bind
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
bind
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | bind | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | bind | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | bind | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of bind package as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 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:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/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 3, 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 (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 3.50% (0.03504) | 88.81th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.57% (0.03572) | 87.84th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.11% (0.02115) | 82.57th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.49% (0.03490) | 79.07th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.25% (0.02249) | 83.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.29% (0.00294) | 70.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 0.27% (0.00272) | 67.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 0.26% (0.00255) | 64.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.24% (0.00242) | 63.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.29% (0.00294) | 64.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 59.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 18, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 58.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 56.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 34.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- http://ftp.isc.org/isc/bind9/9.7.2-P2/RELEASE-NOTES-BIND-9.7.2-P2.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/784855 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-0218 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=640696 Issue Tracking
- https://lists.isc.org/pipermail/bind-announce/2010-September/000655.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-0218
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-0218
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://ftp.isc.org/isc/bind9/9.7.2-P2/RELEASE-NOTES-BIND-9.7.2-P2.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/784855 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-0218 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=640696 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://lists.isc.org/pipermail/bind-announce/2010-September/000655.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTVendor Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-0218 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-0218 |
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