CVE-2018-5742
CVE.org · Published
- Record status
- Published
- Identifier year (not publication year)
- 2018
- Source publication
- Source updated
- Imported by cveboard
- Source snapshot
- cve_2026-10-24_midnight_baseline ·
CNA source text (English)
An oversight while backporting a feature leads to an assertion failure in buffer.c:420
While backporting a feature for a newer branch of BIND9, RedHat introduced a path leading to an assertion failure in buffer.c:420. Affects RedHat versions bind-9.9.4-65.el7 -> bind-9.9.4-72.el7. No ISC releases are affected. Other packages from other distributions who made the same error may also be affected.
Scoped product and version facts
Fix information unknown; no fixed version is derived here. Missing information does not prove that no fix exists.
Exploitation unknown; this catalogue does not assess exploitation.
BIND9
- Vendor
- RedHat
- Product
- BIND9
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
Unknown
| Version (version) | Status (status) | Version scheme (versionType) | Exclusive end (lessThan) | Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual) | Status changes (at → status) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RedHat BIND9 bind-9.9.4-65.el7 -> bind-9.9.4-72.el7 | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |