Bind: DoS (assertion failure) via a DNS query with bad signatures
Published Oct 5, 2010
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 8.09%
Description
ISC BIND before 9.7.2-P2, when DNSSEC validation is enabled, does not properly handle certain bad signatures if multiple trust anchors exist for a single zone, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a DNS query.
Affected products
No data.
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
bind-30:9.3.6-4.P1.el5_5.3
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0976
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
bind
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
bind97
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
bind
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | bind-30:9.3.6-4.P1.el5_5.3 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0976 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | bind | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | bind97 | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | bind | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
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:N/I:N/A:P
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 | 8.09% (0.08086) | 94.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 8.09% (0.08086) | 94.06th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 11, 2026 | 27.54% (0.27542) | 96.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 5, 2026 | 19.85% (0.19846) | 95.29th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 23, 2026 | 22.66% (0.22656) | 95.68th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 16, 2025 | 27.54% (0.27542) | 96.26th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 21, 2025 | 18.38% (0.18381) | 94.97th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 11, 2025 | 15.09% (0.15085) | 94.29th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 19.29% (0.19291) | 94.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 22.28% (0.22278) | 93.22th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 19.29% (0.19291) | 94.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 7.43% (0.07428) | 94.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 7, 2024 | 7.43% (0.07428) | 94.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 6, 2023 | 5.38% (0.05385) | 92.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 3.87% (0.03874) | 90.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.96% (0.02960) | 89.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.71% (0.04711) | 89.20th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.71% (0.04711) | 88.11th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.71% (0.04711) | 74.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (14)
- http://ftp.isc.org/isc/bind9/9.7.2-P2/RELEASE-NOTES-BIND-9.7.2-P2.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2011/000126.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100124923 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2130 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:253 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0976.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516909/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45385 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0004.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0606 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-3762 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=640730 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-3762
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-3762
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