Reachable Assertion Affecting bind package, versions [9.18.40,9.18.44)[9.20.13,9.20.18)[9.21.12,9.21.17)
Threat Intelligence
The probability is the direct output of the EPSS model, and conveys an overall sense of the threat of exploitation in the wild. The percentile measures the EPSS probability relative to all known EPSS scores. Note: This data is updated daily, relying on the latest available EPSS model version. Check out the EPSS documentation for more details.
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- published23 Jan 2026
- disclosed21 Jan 2026
- creditVlatko Kosturjak
Introduced: 21 Jan 2026
CVE-2025-13878 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade bind to version 9.18.44, 9.20.18, 9.21.17 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Reachable Assertion due to the incorrect length checks for BRID and HHIT records. An attacker can cause named to terminate unexpectedly by sending malformed BRID/HHIT records.