Reachable Assertion Affecting bind package, versions <9.16.4-r0
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.15% (52nd
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-ALPINE311-BIND-1278115
- published 29 Aug 2020
- disclosed 17 Jun 2020
Introduced: 17 Jun 2020
CVE-2020-8618 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Alpine:3.11 bind to version 9.16.4-r0 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream bind package and not the bind package as distributed by Alpine.
See How to fix? for Alpine:3.11 relevant fixed versions and status.
An attacker who is permitted to send zone data to a server via zone transfer can exploit this to intentionally trigger the assertion failure with a specially constructed zone, denying service to clients.
CVSS Scores
version 3.1