7.5 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
4.3 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
ISC BIND is vulnerable to this security vulnerability. IBM i has addressed this vulnerability.
***CVEID:CVE-2018-5743 DESCRIPTION: ISC BIND is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a flaw when setting the TCP client quota using the tcp-clients option. By sending a specially-crafted request, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the exhaustion of file descriptors.
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/160127> for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Releases 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, and 7.4 of IBM i are affected.
The issue can be fixed by applying a PTF to IBM i.
Releases 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, and 7.4 of IBM i are supported and will be fixed.
The IBM i PTF numbers are:
Release 7.1 – SI69882
Release 7.2 – SI69883
Release 7.3 – SI69885
Release 7.4 – SI69886
<https://www-945.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/>
Important note:IBM recommends that all users running unsupported versions of affected products upgrade to supported and fixed version of affected products.
None
7.5 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
4.3 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P