CVE-2018-5742

An oversight while backporting a feature leads to an assertion failure in buffer.c:420

Published Oct 30, 2019 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 1.6% KEV · Not listed
Description
While backporting a feature for a newer branch of BIND9, RedHat introduced a path leading to an assertion failure in buffer.c:420. Affects RedHat versions bind-9.9.4-65.el7 -> bind-9.9.4-72.el7. No ISC releases are affected. Other packages from other distributions who made the same error may also be affected.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-17511 While backporting a feature for a newer branch of BIND9, RedHat introduced a path leading to an assertion failure in buffer.c:420. Affects RedHat versions bind-9.9.4-65.el7 -> bind-9.9.4-72.el7. No ISC releases are affected. Other packages from other distributions who made the same error may also be affected.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
isc
Published
Updated
Sep 17, 2024, 3:53 AM
Reserved
Jan 17, 2018, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 30, 2019, 2:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:00 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Dec 18, 2018, 1:59 PM