Vulnerability in Isc Bind
CVE-2020-8619
In ISC BIND9 versions BIND 9.11.14 -> 9.11.19, BIND 9.14.9 -> 9.14.12, BIND 9.16.0 -> 9.16.3, BIND Supported Preview Edition 9.11.14-S1 -> 9.11.19-S1: Unless a nameserver is providing authoritative service for one or more zones and at least one zone contains an empty non-terminal entry containing an asterisk ("*") character, this defect cannot be encountered. A would-be attacker who is allowed to change zone content could theoretically introduce such a record in order to exploit this condition to cause denial of service, though we consider the use of this vector unlikely because any such attack would require a significant privilege level and be easily traceable.
EPSS: 0.021 (79.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Isc Bind
- Isc Bind9 — versions 9.11.14 through versions before 9.11.20, 9.16.0 through versions before 9.16.4, 9.11.14-S1 through versions before 9.11.20-S1
- Netapp Steelstore_cloud_integrated_storage
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 20.04
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 10.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 31, 32
- Opensuse Leap — versions 15.1, 15.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security-officer@isc.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- security-officer@isc.org (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- security-officer@isc.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- security-officer@isc.org (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- security-officer@isc.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- security-officer@isc.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- security-officer@isc.org (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- security-officer@isc.org (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-8619?
- CVE-2020-8619 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Isc Bind, classified under Improper Resource Shutdown or Release. CVSS score: 4.9/10. Published 2020-06-17.
- How severe is CVE-2020-8619?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.9 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-8619 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.