CVE-2001-0497

dnskeygen in BIND 8.2.4 and earlier, and dnssec-keygen in BIND 9.1.2 and earlier, set insecure permissions for a HMAC-MD5 shared secret key file used for DNS Transactional Signatures (TSIG), which allows attackers to obtain the keys and perform dynamic DNS updates.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 4.6 MEDIUM

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

4.6^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://www.osvdb.org/5609	Broken Link
http://xforce.iss.net/alerts/advise78.php	Patch Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6694	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.osvdb.org/5609	Broken Link
http://xforce.iss.net/alerts/advise78.php	Patch Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6694	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind::::::::

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2001-07-21 04:00

Updated : 2025-04-03 01:03

NVD link : CVE-2001-0497

Mitre link : CVE-2001-0497

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2001-0497

JSON object : View

Products Affected

isc

bind

CWE

CWE-276

Incorrect Default Permissions

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