VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2012-5689

CVSS score7.1 HIGH
EPSS probability12.04%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2013-01-25
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Description

ISC BIND 9.8.x through 9.8.4-P1 and 9.9.x through 9.9.2-P1, in certain configurations involving DNS64 with a Response Policy Zone that lacks an AAAA rewrite rule, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and named daemon exit) via a query for an AAAA record.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

Primary references