{"id":"CVE-2015-5477","title":"named in ISC BIND 9.x before 9.9.7-P2 and 9.10.x before 9.10.2-P3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (REQUIRE assertion failure and daemon exit) via TKEY queries.","summary":"named in ISC BIND 9.x before 9.9.7-P2 and 9.10.x before 9.10.2-P3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (REQUIRE assertion failure and daemon exit) via TKEY queries.","severity":"high","cvss":7.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","cwe":["CWE-19","CWE-617"],"vendor":"oracle","product":"vm_server","affected":["junos < 12.1","junos >= 13.1, < 13.2","junos = 12.1","junos = 12.1r","junos = 12.1x44","junos = 12.1x45","junos = 12.1x46","junos = 12.1x47","junos = 12.3","junos = 12.3x48","junos = 12.3x50","junos = 13.2","junos = 13.2x51","junos = 14.1","junos = 14.1x50","junos = 14.1x51","junos = 14.1x53","junos = 14.2","junos = 15.1","junos = 15.1x49","junos = 15.1x53","fedora = 21","fedora = 22","enterprise_linux = 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Overview\n\nnamed in ISC BIND 9.x before 9.9.7-P2 and 9.10.x before 9.10.2-P3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (REQUIRE assertion failure and daemon exit) via TKEY queries.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `junos < 12.1`\n- `junos >= 13.1, < 13.2`\n- `junos = 12.1`\n- `junos = 12.1r`\n- `junos = 12.1x44`\n- `junos = 12.1x45`\n- `junos = 12.1x46`\n- `junos = 12.1x47`\n- `junos = 12.3`\n- `junos = 12.3x48`\n- `junos = 12.3x50`\n- `junos = 13.2`\n- `junos = 13.2x51`\n- `junos = 14.1`\n- `junos = 14.1x50`\n- `junos = 14.1x51`\n- `junos = 14.1x53`\n- `junos = 14.2`\n- `junos = 15.1`\n- `junos = 15.1x49`\n- `junos = 15.1x53`\n- `fedora = 21`\n- `fedora = 22`\n- `enterprise_linux = 5.0`\n- `enterprise_linux = 6.0`\n- `enterprise_linux = 7.0`\n- `enterprise_linux_aus = 6.4`\n- `enterprise_linux_aus = 6.5`\n- `enterprise_linux_aus = 6.6`\n- `debian_linux = 7.0`\n- `debian_linux = 8.0`\n- `vm_server = 3.2`\n- `solaris = 10`\n- `solaris = 11.2`\n- `hp-ux = 11.11`\n- `hp-ux = 11.23`\n- `hp-ux = 11.31`\n- `ubuntu_linux = 12.04`\n- `clustered_data_ontap`\n- `os_x_server = 4.1.5`\n- `dns = 9.2.3`\n- `dns = 9.3`\n- `openvms = 5.7`\n- `vcx < 9.8.18`\n- `linux_enterprise_debuginfo = 11`\n- `evergreen = 11.4`\n- `opensuse = 13.1`\n- `opensuse = 13.2`\n- `linux_enterprise_desktop = 11`\n- `linux_enterprise_desktop = 12`\n- `linux_enterprise_server = 10`\n- `linux_enterprise_server = 11`\n- `linux_enterprise_server = 12`\n- `linux_enterprise_software_development_kit = 11`\n- `linux_enterprise_software_development_kit = 12`\n- `bind >= 9.1.0, < 9.9.7`\n- `bind >= 9.10.0, < 9.10.2`\n- `bind = 9.10.2`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `junos 13.2`\n- `vcx 9.8.18`\n- `bind 9.10.2`\n\n## Vendor advisories\n\n- **RHSA-2015:1514** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client), Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client), Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) · released 2015-07-28 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1514)\n- **RHSA-2015:1515** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client), Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) · released 2015-07-28 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1515)\n- **RHSA-2015:1513** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6), Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6), Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6), Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6), Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6), Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6), … · released 2015-07-29 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1513)\n- **RHSA-2016:0079** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node EUS (v. 6.6), Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional EUS (v. 6.6), Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.6), Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional EUS (v. 6.6) · released 2016-01-28 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0079)\n- **RHSA-2016:0078** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server AUS (v. 6.4), Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server AUS (v. 6.5), Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional AUS (v. 6.4), Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional AUS (v. 6.5) · released 2016-01-28 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0078)\n- **Red Hat VEX** · Important · affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 · no fix planned: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 · updated 2026-10-09 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2015/cve-2015-5477.json)","depth":"abyssal","depthScore":85,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":41.3,"likelihood":18.4,"exploitation":25,"ransomware":0},"changes":[{"seq":218367,"id":"CVE-2015-5477","ts":1791519894941,"field":"kev","old":"false","new":"true"}]}