Reachable Assertion Affecting bind9 package, versions <1:9.16.4-1
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0.15% (52nd
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-BIND9-572621
- published 18 Jun 2020
- disclosed 17 Jun 2020
Introduced: 17 Jun 2020
CVE-2020-8618 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:unstable bind9 to version 1:9.16.4-1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream bind9 package and not the bind9 package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:unstable 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.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-8618
- https://kb.isc.org/docs/cve-2020-8618
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200625-0003/
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00041.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00044.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4399-1/
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