usn-3683-1
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2018-06-13 11:18
Modified
2026-04-22 07:36
Summary
bind9 vulnerability
Details
Andrew Skalski discovered that Bind could incorrectly enable recursion when the "allow-recursion" setting wasn't specified. This issue could improperly permit recursion to all clients, contrary to expectations.
References
| URL | Type | |
|---|---|---|
{
"affected": [
{
"database_specific": {
"cves_map": {
"cves": [
{
"id": "CVE-2018-5738",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "medium",
"type": "Ubuntu"
}
]
}
],
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS"
}
},
"ecosystem_specific": {
"availability": "No subscription required",
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "bind9",
"binary_version": "1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "bind9-host",
"binary_version": "1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "bind9utils",
"binary_version": "1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "dnsutils",
"binary_version": "1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "libbind9-160",
"binary_version": "1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "libdns-export1100",
"binary_version": "1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "libdns1100",
"binary_version": "1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "libirs-export160",
"binary_version": "1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "libirs160",
"binary_version": "1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "libisc-export169",
"binary_version": "1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "libisc169",
"binary_version": "1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "libisccc-export160",
"binary_version": "1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "libisccc160",
"binary_version": "1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "libisccfg-export160",
"binary_version": "1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "libisccfg160",
"binary_version": "1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "liblwres160",
"binary_version": "1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.1"
}
]
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS",
"name": "bind9",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/bind9@1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.1?arch=source\u0026distro=bionic"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.1"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"versions": [
"1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-12.6ubuntu1",
"1:9.11.2.P1-1ubuntu2",
"1:9.11.2.P1-1ubuntu3",
"1:9.11.2.P1-1ubuntu4",
"1:9.11.2.P1-1ubuntu5",
"1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1"
]
}
],
"aliases": [],
"details": "Andrew Skalski discovered that Bind could incorrectly enable recursion\nwhen the \"allow-recursion\" setting wasn\u0027t specified. This issue could\nimproperly permit recursion to all clients, contrary to expectations.\n",
"id": "USN-3683-1",
"modified": "2026-04-22T07:36:35Z",
"published": "2018-06-13T11:18:53Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3683-1"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-5738"
}
],
"related": [],
"schema_version": "1.7.0",
"summary": "bind9 vulnerability",
"upstream": [
"UBUNTU-CVE-2018-5738"
]
}
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