VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2019-6476

CVSS score5.9 MEDIUM
EPSS probability2.91%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2019-10-17
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

A defect in code added to support QNAME minimization can cause named to exit with an assertion failure if a forwarder returns a referral rather than resolving the query. This affects BIND versions 9.14.0 up to 9.14.6, and 9.15.0 up to 9.15.4.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-617: Reachable Assertion

Primary references