HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2011-0414

Bind vulnerability

CVSS
7.1
EPSS
13.6%
EPSS pct
96th
Exploited
No known
ISC BIND 9.7.1 through 9.7.2-P3, when configured as an authoritative server, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (deadlock and daemon hang) by sending a query at the time of (1) an IXFR transfer or (2) a DDNS update.
Affected vendor
Isc
Affected product
Bind
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2011-02-23

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, medium attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 13.6% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 96% of all scored CVEs.

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  • Confirm whether Isc Bind is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2011-0414.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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