USN-2728-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2728-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-2728-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-2728-1
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Published
2015-09-02T19:57:02.431060Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:34:08Z
Summary
bind9 vulnerability
Details

Hanno Böck discovered that Bind incorrectly handled certain malformed keys when configured to perform DNSSEC validation. A remote attacker could use this issue with specially crafted zone data to cause Bind to crash, resulting in a denial of service.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / bind9

Package

Name
bind9
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/bind9@1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.5?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.5

Affected versions

1:9.*

1:9.9.3.dfsg.P2-4ubuntu1
1:9.9.3.dfsg.P2-4ubuntu2
1:9.9.3.dfsg.P2-4ubuntu3
1:9.9.5.dfsg-2
1:9.9.5.dfsg-3
1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.1
1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.2
1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.3
1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.5",
            "binary_name": "bind9"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.5",
            "binary_name": "bind9-host"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.5",
            "binary_name": "bind9utils"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.5",
            "binary_name": "dnsutils"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.5",
            "binary_name": "host"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.5",
            "binary_name": "libbind-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.5",
            "binary_name": "libbind9-90"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.5",
            "binary_name": "libdns100"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.5",
            "binary_name": "libisc95"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.5",
            "binary_name": "libisccc90"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.5",
            "binary_name": "libisccfg90"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.5",
            "binary_name": "liblwres90"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.5",
            "binary_name": "lwresd"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2015-5722",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}