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CVE-2018-5742

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.

Severity
High 7.5
Published
30 Oct 2019
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Exploit chance
1.6% in the next 30 daysHigher than 75% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 10 Nov 2026
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
BIND 9Servers and applications · cpe:a:isc:bind
  • From 9.9.4-65 up to 9.9.4-72

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5742
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-5742