CVE-2010-3762: isc bind Improper Input Validation
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2010-3762 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in isc bind. EPSS estimates a 8.09% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94.8% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 4.3, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 2Timeline
- 05-10-2010PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
ISC BIND before 9.7.2-P2, when DNSSEC validation is enabled, does not properly handle certain bad signatures if multiple trust anchors exist for a single zone, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a DNS query.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
8.09%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
95%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 8.09% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.
Not in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Debian1 product
- bind9< 1:9.7.2.dfsg.P2-1
Isc1 product
- bind≤ 9.7.2
2 vendors · 2 products
References
11 links- ftp.isc.org/isc/bind9/9.7.2-P2/RELEASE-NOTES-BIND-9.7.2-P2.htmlX Refsource CONFIRM
- support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100124923X Refsource CONFIRM
- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0004.htmlX Refsource CONFIRM