CVE-2001-0497

CVSS 7.8 - HIGH
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.

Affected Products
2
Vendor Product Version
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Weakness Types
CWE-276
CVE Information
CVE ID:
CVE-2001-0497
Published:
2001-07-21
Modified:
2025-04-03
CVSS Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Vendors
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CVSS Severity Scale
0.0 - 3.9 LOW
4.0 - 6.9 MEDIUM
7.0 - 8.9 HIGH
9.0 - 10.0 CRITICAL