CVE - CVE-2001-0497

CVE-ID
CVE-2001-0497	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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ISS:20010611 BIND Inadvertent Local Exposure of HMAC-MD5 (TSIG) Keys URL:~~http://xforce.iss.net/alerts/advise78.php~~ (Obsolete source - check if archived by the Wayback Machine) OSVDB:5609 URL:~~http://www.osvdb.org/5609~~ (Obsolete source) XF:bind-local-key-exposure(6694) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6694
Date Record Created
20020309	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
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