VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2020-8623
CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability6.61%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2020-08-21
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Description
In BIND 9.10.0 -> 9.11.21, 9.12.0 -> 9.16.5, 9.17.0 -> 9.17.3, also affects 9.10.5-S1 -> 9.11.21-S1 of the BIND 9 Supported Preview Edition, An attacker that can reach a vulnerable system with a specially crafted query packet can trigger a crash. To be vulnerable, the system must: * be running BIND that was built with "--enable-native-pkcs11" * be signing one or more zones with an RSA key * be able to receive queries from a possible attacker
Weakness classification
- nvd@nist.gov: CWE-617
Primary references
- security-officer@isc.org — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- security-officer@isc.org — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- security-officer@isc.org — Vendor Advisory
- security-officer@isc.org — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- security-officer@isc.org
- security-officer@isc.org
- security-officer@isc.org — Third Party Advisory
- security-officer@isc.org — Third Party Advisory
- security-officer@isc.org — Third Party Advisory
- security-officer@isc.org — Third Party Advisory
- security-officer@isc.org — Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory