The query_findclosestnsec3 function in query.c in named in ISC BIND 9.6, 9.7, and 9.8 before 9.8.6-P2 and 9.9 before 9.9.4-P2, and 9.6-ESV…

Description

The query_findclosestnsec3 function in query.c in named in ISC BIND 9.6, 9.7, and 9.8 before 9.8.6-P2 and 9.9 before 9.9.4-P2, and 9.6-ESV before 9.6-ESV-R10-P2, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (INSIST assertion failure and daemon exit) via a crafted DNS query to an authoritative nameserver that uses the NSEC3 signing feature.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

32.7% · top 1.7% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.6.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-119 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-119 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (32)

• 1029589 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• RHSA-2014:0043 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1051717 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• DSA-3023 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• MDVSA-2014:002 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• APPLE-SA-2014-10-16-3 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
• 56574 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• openSUSE-SU-2014:0199 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• 56522 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• FEDORA-2014-0858 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-1244 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 56442 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• SSA:2014-028-01 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SLACKWAREx_transferred
• 61199 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• SUSE-SU-2015:0480 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• HPSBUX02961 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
• 56427 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 56871 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• SSA:2014-175-01 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SLACKWAREx_transferred
• openSUSE-SU-2014:0202 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• 56425 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01085 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT6536 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 56493 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• FEDORA-2014-0811 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• FreeBSD-SA-14:04 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSDx_transferred
• 101973 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
• https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01078 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 61343 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 61117 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 64801 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• USN-2081-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 6 Aug 2024, 09:20 UTC.