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Vulnerability details: VCID-3kvk-745c-tfaf
Vulnerability ID VCID-3kvk-745c-tfaf
Aliases CVE-2018-5738
Summary Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in BIND, the worst of which could result in a Denial of Service condition.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 6.8
Risk 3.4
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (2)
CWE-284 Improper Access Control
CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
System Score Found at
cvssv3 5.3 https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2018-5738.json
epss 0.03303 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-5738
epss 0.03303 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-5738
epss 0.03303 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-5738
epss 0.03303 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-5738
epss 0.03303 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-5738
epss 0.03303 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-5738
epss 0.03303 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-5738
epss 0.03303 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-5738
epss 0.03303 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-5738
epss 0.03303 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-5738
cvssv3 5.3 https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
cvssv2 5.0 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5738
cvssv3 5.3 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5738
cvssv3 7.5 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5738
archlinux Medium https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-718
Reference id Reference type URL
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2018-5738.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-5738
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-5738
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
https://kb.isc.org/docs/aa-01616
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190830-0002/
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041115
1589616 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1589616
901483 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=901483
AVG-718 https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-718
cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.10.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.10.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.10.7:s1:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.10.7:s1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.11.3:s1:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.11.3:s1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.11.3:s2:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.11.3:s2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.12.0:a1:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.12.0:a1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.12.0:b1:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.12.0:b1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.12.0:b2:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.12.0:b2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.12.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.12.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.12.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.12.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.12.1:p1:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.12.1:p1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.12.1:p2:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.12.1:p2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.9.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.9.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.9.12:s1:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.9.12:s1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
CVE-2018-5738 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5738
GLSA-201903-13 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-13
USN-3683-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/3683-1/
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Found at https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2018-5738.json
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Found at https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5738
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5738
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5738
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.87181
EPSS Score 0.03303
Published At April 1, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T13:02:41.753099+00:00 Gentoo Importer Import https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-13 38.0.0