CVE-2007-0493: Use After Free

Published Jan 25, 2007
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Updated

Use-after-free vulnerability in ISC BIND 9.3.0 up to 9.3.3, 9.4.0a1 up to 9.4.0a6, 9.4.0b1 up to 9.4.0b4, 9.4.0rc1, and 9.5.0a1 (Bind Forum only) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (named daemon crash) via unspecified vectors that cause named to "dereference a freed fetch context."

Affected Software

6 affected components
ISC BIND=9.3.2
ISC BIND=9.3.0
ISC BIND=9.5.0
ISC BIND=9.3.1
ISC BIND=9.4.0-rc1
ISC BIND=9.4.0

Event History

Jan 25, 2007
CVE Published
08:28 PM
Jan 26, 2007
CVE Published
via MITRE·01:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·01:00 AM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2007-0493?

The severity of CVE-2007-0493 is classified as high due to its potential to cause denial of service through a crash of the named daemon.

2

What versions of ISC BIND are affected by CVE-2007-0493?

ISC BIND versions 9.3.0 to 9.3.3, 9.4.0a1 to 9.4.0a6, 9.4.0b1 to 9.4.0b4, 9.4.0rc1, and 9.5.0a1 are affected by CVE-2007-0493.

3

How do I fix CVE-2007-0493?

To fix CVE-2007-0493, update to a patched version of ISC BIND, specifically versions 9.3.4 or later.

4

What type of attack is possible with CVE-2007-0493?

CVE-2007-0493 enables remote attackers to perform a denial of service attack that crashes the named daemon.

5

How does CVE-2007-0493 exploit the ISC BIND server?

CVE-2007-0493 exploits a use-after-free vulnerability that occurs when named dereferences a freed fetch context.

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