CVE-2001-0497

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Published Mar 9, 2002 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

dnskeygen in BIND 8.2.4 and earlier, and dnssec-keygen in BIND 9.1.2 and earlier, set insecure permissions for a HMAC-MD5 shared secret key file used for DNS Transactional Signatures (TSIG), which allows attackers to obtain the keys and perform dynamic DNS updates.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind::::::::

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.431% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.osvdb.org/5609
http://xforce.iss.net/alerts/advise78.php
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6694

History

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Subscriptions

Isc Bind

Weaknesses

CWE-276

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 4:21 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Mar 9, 2002, 5:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 4:21 AM
Reserved: Jun 4, 2001, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 9:54 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Jul 21, 2001, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 9:54 PM

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