Description
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.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6694
Broken Link vdb-entry
x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/5609
Patch, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_iss
http://xforce.iss.net/alerts/advise78.php
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0011
EPSS Percentile
28.4%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-276
Status
published
Products (1)
isc/bind
< 8.2.4
Published
Jul 21, 2001
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026