bind: assertion failure in DNSSEC validation
Published Apr 9, 2019
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.68%
Description
A denial of service flaw was found in the way BIND handled DNSSEC validation. A remote attacker could use this flaw to make named exit unexpectedly with an assertion failure via a specially crafted DNS response.
Affected products
-
- Version shipped in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
- 6.2
- 6.4
- 6.5
- 6.6
- 6.7
- 6.5
- 6.6
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
bind-32:9.8.2-0.62.rc1.el6_9.2
Fixed · RHSA-2017:1202
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 Advanced Update Support
bind-32:9.7.3-8.P3.el6_2.9
Fixed · RHSA-2017:1582
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4 Advanced Update Support
bind-32:9.8.2-0.17.rc1.el6_4.12
Fixed · RHSA-2017:1582
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 Advanced Update Support
bind-32:9.8.2-0.23.rc1.el6_5.7
Fixed · RHSA-2017:1582
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 Telco Extended Update Support
bind-32:9.8.2-0.23.rc1.el6_5.7
Fixed · RHSA-2017:1582
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.6 Advanced Update Support
bind-32:9.8.2-0.30.rc1.el6_6.9
Fixed · RHSA-2017:1582
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.6 Telco Extended Update Support
bind-32:9.8.2-0.30.rc1.el6_6.9
Fixed · RHSA-2017:1582
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7 Extended Update Support
bind-32:9.8.2-0.37.rc1.el6_7.11
Fixed · RHSA-2017:1582
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
bind
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
bind97
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
bind
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | bind-32:9.8.2-0.62.rc1.el6_9.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:1202 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 Advanced Update Support | bind-32:9.7.3-8.P3.el6_2.9 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:1582 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4 Advanced Update Support | bind-32:9.8.2-0.17.rc1.el6_4.12 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:1582 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 Advanced Update Support | bind-32:9.8.2-0.23.rc1.el6_5.7 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:1582 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 Telco Extended Update Support | bind-32:9.8.2-0.23.rc1.el6_5.7 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:1582 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.6 Advanced Update Support | bind-32:9.8.2-0.30.rc1.el6_6.9 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:1582 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.6 Telco Extended Update Support | bind-32:9.8.2-0.30.rc1.el6_6.9 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:1582 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7 Extended Update Support | bind-32:9.8.2-0.37.rc1.el6_7.11 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:1582 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | bind | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | bind97 | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | bind | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue affected only the BIND versions as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. This issue did not affect any upstream versions of BIND. This issue does not affect BIND configurations which have DNSSEC validation turned off.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/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
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.68% (0.01675) | 76.01th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 1.63% (0.01630) | 75.14th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.21% (0.00208) | 59.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 14, 2024 | 0.21% (0.00208) | 58.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.21% (0.00208) | 56.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 52.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 27.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.98% (0.00976) | 26.54th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.98% (0.00976) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (5)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-3139 Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2017-3139 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1447743 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-3139
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-3139
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-3139 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2017-3139 | x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1447743 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-3139 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-3139 |
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