HIGH
bind: crash when converting OPT resource records and ECS options to text format
Published Jan 20, 2016
7.0
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 7.72%
Description
buffer.c in named in ISC BIND 9.10.x before 9.10.3-P3, when debug logging is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (REQUIRE assertion failure and daemon exit, or daemon crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via (1) OPT data or (2) an ECS option.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 9.0
- 9.0.1
- 9.1
- 9.1.1
- 9.1.2
- 9.1.3
- 9.2
- 9.2.0
- 9.2.1
- 9.2.2
- 9.2.2
- 9.2.3
- 9.2.4
- 9.2.5
- 9.2.6
- 9.2.7
- 9.3
- 9.3.0
- 9.3.1
- 9.3.2
- 9.3.3
- 9.4
- 9.4.0
- 9.4.0
- 9.4.1
- 9.4.2
- 9.4.3
- 9.4.3
- 9.5
- 9.5.0
- 9.5.0
- 9.5.1
- 9.5.1
- 9.5.1
- 9.5.2
- 9.5.2
- 9.5.3
- 9.5.3
- 9.6
- 9.6
- 9.6
- 9.6
- 9.6
- 9.6
- 9.6
- 9.9.8
- 9.10.1
- 9.10.1
- 9.10.2
- 9.10.2
- 9.10.2
- 9.10.2
- 9.10.2
- 9.10.2
- 9.10.2
- 9.10.3
- 9.10.3
- 9.10.3
- 9.10.3
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
bind
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
bind97
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
bind
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
bind
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | 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 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | bind | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat mitigation
Disable debug logging in named.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
7.0 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact Low
Integrity Impact Low
Availability Impact High
6.6 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity High
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
7.72% 0.07716
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.07716
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 (23 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 7.72% (0.07716) | 94.44th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 7.72% (0.07716) | 94.35th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 9.35% (0.09353) | 95.22th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 7.72% (0.07716) | 94.22th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 9.35% (0.09353) | 95.12th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 7.72% (0.07716) | 94.18th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 9.35% (0.09353) | 95.09th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 7.72% (0.07716) | 94.15th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 9.35% (0.09353) | 95.07th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 23, 2026 | 7.65% (0.07654) | 93.79th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 10.86% (0.10861) | 95.28th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 28, 2026 | 23.59% (0.23585) | 96.01th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 29.18% (0.29182) | 96.39th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 19, 2025 | 35.59% (0.35589) | 96.85th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 4, 2025 | 29.18% (0.29182) | 96.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 41.22% (0.41220) | 97.12th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 44.82% (0.44818) | 96.42th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 41.22% (0.41220) | 97.08th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 4.65% (0.04646) | 92.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 4.65% (0.04646) | 91.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.08% (0.03082) | 83.76th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.08% (0.03082) | 82.10th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.08% (0.03082) | 64.73th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (12)
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176564.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175977.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2016-3090566.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81314 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034740 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8705 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1299367 Issue Tracking
- https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01336 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01380 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8705
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-07 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8705
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176564.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA | |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175977.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA | |
| http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2016-3090566.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81314 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034740 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8705 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1299367 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01336 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01380 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8705 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-07 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8705 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jan 20, 2016
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Dec 30, 2015
Link CVE-2015-8705
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a