Vulnerability in Isc Bind

CVE-2021-25214

In BIND 9.8.5 -> 9.8.8, 9.9.3 -> 9.11.29, 9.12.0 -> 9.16.13, and versions BIND 9.9.3-S1 -> 9.11.29-S1 and 9.16.8-S1 -> 9.16.13-S1 of BIND 9 Supported Preview Edition, as well as release versions 9.17.0 -> 9.17.11 of the BIND 9.17 development branch, when a vulnerable version of named receives a malformed IXFR triggering the flaw described above, the named process will terminate due to a failed assertion the next time the transferred secondary zone is refreshed.

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.062 (93.5th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 93rd percentile — 93.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2021-25214: held from 0.060 to 0.062.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.060 · newest: 0.062 · change: +0.002

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-25214?
CVE-2021-25214 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Isc Bind, classified under Reachable Assertion. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2021-04-29.
How severe is CVE-2021-25214?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-25214 known to be exploited?
4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.