CVE-2017-3135
bind: Assertion failure when using DNS64 and RPZ Can Lead to Crash
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.0
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Published · February 8, 2017
Updated · June 30, 2026
Description
A denial of service flaw was found in the way BIND handled query responses when both DNS64 and RPZ were used. A remote attacker could use this flaw to make named exit unexpectedly with an assertion failure or a null pointer dereference via a specially crafted DNS response.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
While it is possible to avoid the condition by removing either DNS64 or RPZ from the configuration, or by carefully restricting the contents of the policy zone, for an affected configuration the most practical and safest course of action is to upgrade to a version of BIND without this vulnerability.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.0 · 7.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0 · 4.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CWE not specified