CVE-2001-0497 — Incorrect Default Permissions in Bind
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 71.06%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedJul 21
Latest updateApr 30
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9