Is CVE-2010-0218 being actively exploited?

CVE-2010-0218 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-0218?

CVE-2010-0218 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2010-0218

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 3.5%EU EUVD

ISC BIND 9.7.2 through 9.7.2-P1 uses an incorrect ACL to restrict the ability of Recursion Desired (RD) queries to access the cache, which allows remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information via a DNS query.

Key facts

CVSS score: 5.0 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-264
EPSS score: 3.5% (89th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2010-0249)
Published: October 5, 2010
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2010-0249 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 16, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

isc / bind
isc / bind

References

http://ftp.isc.org/isc/bind9/9.7.2-P2/RELEASE-NOTES-BIND-9.7.2-P2.html(Patch)
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/784855(US Government Resource)
https://lists.isc.org/pipermail/bind-announce/2010-September/000655.html(Vendor Advisory)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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