CVE-2024-5991
CSIRTS triage
- What
- A buffer overread flaw exists in domain name matching logic.
- Who is affected
- BIND resolvers performing domain name matching on untrusted input are affected.
- Urgency
- High priority; CVSS 7.5 indicates significant impact potential and memory corruption risks.
- Action
- Apply BIND security updates addressing CVE-2024-5991 as soon as available.
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Exploitation outlook
- Low exploitation risk0.56% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 44% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (1)
- highCVE-2024-5991: Buffer overread in domain name matchingmsrc · 2026-08-06
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