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Vulnerability record · CVE-2015-5722 · published 5 September 2015

CVE-2015-5722: Isc bind improper input validation vulnerability

Isc · Bind

buffer.c in named in ISC BIND 9.x before 9.9.7-P3 and 9.10.x before 9.10.2-P4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) by creating a zone containing a malformed DNSSEC key and issuing a query for a name in that zone.

7.8 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 34% · top 1.7% CWE-20 · Improper input validation
7.8CVSS 2.0 base score
34%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
74References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

buffer.c in named in ISC BIND 9.x before 9.9.7-P3 and 9.10.x before 9.10.2-P4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) by creating a zone containing a malformed DNSSEC key and issuing a query for a name in that zone.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Affected products

2 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00009.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168686.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/165750.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/165810.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/165996.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/167465.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00005.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00006.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00012.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00020.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00002.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00033.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=144294073801304&w=2
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1705.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1706.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1707.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0078.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0079.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3350
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76605
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033452
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2728-1
https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04891218
https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04923105
https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04952480
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05095918
https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01287 Vendor Advisory
https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01305
https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01306
https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01307
https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01438
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10134
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-01
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190730-0001/
https://support.apple.com/HT205376
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00009.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168686.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/165750.html

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2015-5722), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.