CVE-2018-5744
Publication date 21 February 2019
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
A failure to free memory can occur when processing messages having a specific combination of EDNS options. Versions affected are: BIND 9.10.7 -> 9.10.8-P1, 9.11.3 -> 9.11.5-P1, 9.12.0 -> 9.12.3-P1, and versions 9.10.7-S1 -> 9.11.5-S3 of BIND 9 Supported Preview Edition. Versions 9.13.0 -> 9.13.6 of the 9.13 development branch are also affected.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| bind9 | ||
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.5
|
|
| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
|
|
| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Not affected
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
7.5 · High
|
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-3893-1
- Bind vulnerabilities
- 22 February 2019