CVE-2015-8704: apl_42.c in ISC BIND 9.x before 9.9.8-P3, 9.9.x, and 9.10.x before 9.10.3-P3 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service…
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 32/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 20.6% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 97.5% of all records.
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- Fixed version: bind9 (Debian:12) 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-6; bind9 (Debian:6.0) 1:9.7.3.dfsg-1~squeeze19; bind9 (Debian:7) 1:9.8.4.dfsg.P1-6+nmu2+deb7u9.
Low priority for now. Upgrade to bind9 (Debian:12) 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-6; bind9 (Debian:6.0) 1:9.7.3.dfsg-1~squeeze19; bind9 (Debian:7) 1:9.8.4.dfsg.P1-6+nmu2+deb7u9 or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
apl_42.c in ISC BIND 9.x before 9.9.8-P3, 9.9.x, and 9.10.x before 9.10.3-P3 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (INSIST assertion failure and daemon exit) via a malformed Address Prefix List (APL) record.
- Published
- Jan 20, 2016
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 20.6% · 97th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-20
Report tools
Action score
32
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 26 / 40 · 6.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 6 / 30 · 20.6%
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| isc | bind | cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- isc bind9.0
- isc bind9.0.1
- isc bind9.1
- isc bind9.1.1
- isc bind9.1.2
- isc bind9.1.3
- isc bind9.10.1
- isc bind9.10.2
+12 more rows
- isc bind9.10.3
- isc bind9.2
- isc bind9.2.0
- isc bind9.2.1
- isc bind9.2.2
- isc bind9.2.3
- isc bind9.2.4
- isc bind9.2.5
- isc bind9.2.6
- isc bind9.2.7
- isc bind9.3
- isc bind9.3.0
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | bind9 | before 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-6 | 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-6 |
| Debian:6.0 | bind9 | before 1:9.7.3.dfsg-1~squeeze19 | 1:9.7.3.dfsg-1~squeeze19 |
| Debian:7 | bind9 | before 1:9.8.4.dfsg.P1-6+nmu2+deb7u9 | 1:9.8.4.dfsg.P1-6+nmu2+deb7u9 |
| Debian:8 | bind9 | before 1:9.9.5.dfsg-9+deb8u5 | 1:9.9.5.dfsg-9+deb8u5 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | bind | before 30:9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.6 | 30:9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.6 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | bind-debuginfo | before 30:9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.6 | 30:9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.6 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | bind-libs | before 30:9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.6 | 30:9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.6 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | bind-sdb | before 30:9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.6 | 30:9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.6 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | bind-utils | before 30:9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.6 | 30:9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.6 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | bind-chroot | before 30:9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.6 | 30:9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.6 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | bind-devel | before 30:9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.6 | 30:9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.6 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | bind-libbind-devel | before 30:9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.6 | 30:9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.6 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | bind97 | before 32:9.7.0-21.P2.el5_11.5 | 32:9.7.0-21.P2.el5_11.5 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | bind97-chroot | before 32:9.7.0-21.P2.el5_11.5 | 32:9.7.0-21.P2.el5_11.5 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | bind97-debuginfo | before 32:9.7.0-21.P2.el5_11.5 | 32:9.7.0-21.P2.el5_11.5 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | bind97-devel | before 32:9.7.0-21.P2.el5_11.5 | 32:9.7.0-21.P2.el5_11.5 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | bind97-libs | before 32:9.7.0-21.P2.el5_11.5 | 32:9.7.0-21.P2.el5_11.5 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | bind97-utils | before 32:9.7.0-21.P2.el5_11.5 | 32:9.7.0-21.P2.el5_11.5 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | caching-nameserver | before 30:9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.6 | 30:9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.6 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | bind | before 32:9.8.2-0.37.rc1.el6_7.6 | 32:9.8.2-0.37.rc1.el6_7.6 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | bind-chroot | before 32:9.8.2-0.37.rc1.el6_7.6 | 32:9.8.2-0.37.rc1.el6_7.6 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | bind-debuginfo | before 32:9.8.2-0.37.rc1.el6_7.6 | 32:9.8.2-0.37.rc1.el6_7.6 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | bind-devel | before 32:9.8.2-0.37.rc1.el6_7.6 | 32:9.8.2-0.37.rc1.el6_7.6 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | bind-libs | before 32:9.8.2-0.37.rc1.el6_7.6 | 32:9.8.2-0.37.rc1.el6_7.6 |
+20
Same product
isc: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
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- CVE-2020-8617A logic error in code which checks TSIG validity can be used to trigger an assertion failure in tsig.c60This week
- CVE-2016-2776buffer.c in named in ISC BIND 9 before 9.9.9-P3, 9.10.x before 9.10.4-P3, and 9.11.x before 9.11.0rc3 does not properly construct…60This week
Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2015-8000Dec 16, 2015 · db.c in named in ISC BIND 9.x before 9.9.8-P2 and 9.10.x before 9.10.3-P2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (REQUIRE…37Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2015-8461Dec 16, 2015 · Race condition in resolver.c in named in ISC BIND 9.9.8 before 9.9.8-P2 and 9.10.3 before 9.10.3-P2 allows remote attackers to cause a…30Monitor
- Later →CVE-2015-8705Jan 20, 2016 · buffer.c in named in ISC BIND 9.10.x before 9.10.3-P3, when debug logging is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service…30Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| debian:bind9 | 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-6 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:bind | 30:9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.6 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:bind-chroot | 30:9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.6 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:bind-debuginfo | 30:9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.6 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:bind-devel | 30:9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.6 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:bind-libbind-devel | 30:9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.6 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:bind-libs | 30:9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.6 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:bind-libs-lite | 32:9.9.4-29.el7_2.2 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:bind-license | 32:9.9.4-29.el7_2.2 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:bind-lite-devel | 32:9.9.4-29.el7_2.2 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:bind-sdb | 30:9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.6 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:bind-utils | 30:9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.6 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:caching-nameserver | 30:9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.6 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:bind | 9.9.6P1-35.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Not on record for this CVE: patch commit or PR link · researcher credit · variant or chain candidate · public bounty program.
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-20 · Improper Input ValidationCVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Buffer Overflow via Environment VariablesCAPEC-10likelihood: High · High
- Server Side Include (SSI) InjectionCAPEC-101likelihood: High · High
- Cross Zone ScriptingCAPEC-104likelihood: Medium · High
- Command Line Execution through SQL InjectionCAPEC-108likelihood: Low · Very High
- Object Relational Mapping InjectionCAPEC-109likelihood: Low · High
- SQL Injection through SOAP Parameter TamperingCAPEC-110likelihood: High · Very High
- Double EncodingCAPEC-120likelihood: Low · Medium
- Subverting Environment Variable ValuesCAPEC-13likelihood: High · Very High
ATT&CK techniques
- Obfuscated Files or InformationT1027
- Masquerading: Invalid Code SignatureT1036.001
- Steal Web Session CookieT1539
- Subvert Trust Controls: Code SigningT1553.002
- Impair Defenses:Impair Command History LoggingT1562.003
- Hijack Execution Flow:Dynamic Linker HijackingT1574.006
- Hijack Execution Flow:Path Interception by PATH Environment VariableT1574.007
Change log (1)
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
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Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.