CVE-2013-5661
CVE-2013-5661 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Isc Bind with a CVSS 3.x base score of 5.9. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-290.
Key facts
- Severity: Medium (CVSS 3.x base score 5.9)
- CVSS v2: 2.6
- EPSS exploit prediction: 3% (88th percentile)
- Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
- Weakness: CWE-290
- Affected product: Isc Bind
- Published:
- Last modified:
Description
Cache Poisoning issue exists in DNS Response Rate Limiting.
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2013-5661?
- Cache Poisoning issue exists in DNS Response Rate Limiting.
- How severe is CVE-2013-5661?
- CVE-2013-5661 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 5.9, rated medium severity. It is exploitable over network with high attack complexity, requires no privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is none, integrity high, and availability none.
- Is CVE-2013-5661 being actively exploited?
- It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 3% (88th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
- What products are affected by CVE-2013-5661?
- CVE-2013-5661 primarily affects Isc Bind. In total, 5 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.
- How do I fix CVE-2013-5661?
- Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.
- When was CVE-2013-5661 published?
- CVE-2013-5661 was published on 2019-11-05 and last updated on 2026-06-16.
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-5661
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-5661
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-5661
Affected products (5)
- cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:nsd:3.2.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nic:knot_resolver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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- CVE-2008-0122 — Critical (CVSS 10.0): Off-by-one error in the inet_network function in libbind in ISC BIND 9.4.2 and earlier, as used in libc in FreeBSD 6.2…
- CVE-2001-0011 — Critical (CVSS 10.0): Buffer overflow in nslookupComplain function in BIND 4 allows remote attackers to gain root privileges.
- CVE-2001-0013 — Critical (CVSS 10.0): Format string vulnerability in nslookupComplain function in BIND 4 allows remote attackers to gain root privileges.
- CVE-2001-0010 — Critical (CVSS 10.0): Buffer overflow in transaction signature (TSIG) handling code in BIND 8 allows remote attackers to gain root privileges.
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- CVE-1999-0837 — Critical (CVSS 10.0): Denial of service in BIND by improperly closing TCP sessions via so_linger.
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