CVE-2014-0591

Summary

CVECVE-2014-0591
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-01-14 04:29:56 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 2.6 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

EPSS: 0.515420000 probability, percentile 0.979050000 (date 2026-05-01)

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
High
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Isc Bind 9.6 All All All
Application Isc Bind 9.6 r5_p1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.6 r6_b1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.6 r6_rc1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.6 r6_rc2 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.6 r7_p1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.6 r7_p2 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.6 r9_p1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.6.0 All All All
Application Isc Bind 9.6.0 p1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.6.0 rc1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.6.0 rc2 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.6.1 All All All
Application Isc Bind 9.6.1 p1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.6.1 p2 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.6.1 p3 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.6.1 rc1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.6.2 All All All
Application Isc Bind 9.6.2 rc1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.6.3 All All All
Application Isc Bind 9.6.3 rc1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.7.0 All All All
Application Isc Bind 9.7.0 b1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.7.0 p1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.7.0 p2 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.7.0 rc1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.7.0 rc2 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.7.1 All All All
Application Isc Bind 9.7.1 p1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.7.1 p2 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.7.1 rc1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.7.2 All All All
Application Isc Bind 9.7.2 p1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.7.2 p2 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.7.2 p3 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.7.2 rc1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.7.3 All All All
Application Isc Bind 9.7.3 b1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.7.3 p1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.7.3 rc1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.7.4 All All All
Application Isc Bind 9.7.4 b1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.7.4 p1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.7.4 rc1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.7.5 All All All
Application Isc Bind 9.7.5 b1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.7.5 rc1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.7.5 rc2 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.7.6 All All All
Application Isc Bind 9.7.6 p1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.7.6 p2 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.7.7 All All All
Application Isc Bind 9.8.0 All All All
Application Isc Bind 9.8.0 a1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.8.0 b1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.8.0 p1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.8.0 p2 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.8.0 p4 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.8.0 rc1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.8.1 All All All
Application Isc Bind 9.8.1 b1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.8.1 b2 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.8.1 b3 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.8.1 p1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.8.1 rc1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.8.2 b1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.8.2 rc1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.8.2 rc2 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.8.3 All All All
Application Isc Bind 9.8.3 p1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.8.3 p2 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.8.4 All All All
Application Isc Bind 9.8.5 All All All
Application Isc Bind 9.8.5 b1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.8.5 b2 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.8.5 p1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.8.5 p2 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.8.5 rc1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.8.5 rc2 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.8.6 All All All
Application Isc Bind 9.8.6 b1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.8.6 p1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.8.6 rc1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.8.6 rc2 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.9.4 All All All
Application Isc Bind 9.9.4 p1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.9.4 rc1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.9.4 rc2 All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Security Advisory SA56871 - SUSE update for bind - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3023-1 bind9 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2015:0480-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Security Advisory SA56425 - Ubuntu update for bind9 - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Security Advisory SA61199 - Red Hat update for bind97 - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
404 Not Found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 linux.oracle.com
osvdb.org/101973 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 osvdb.org
ISC BIND NSEC3-signed Zone Query Processing Flaw Lets Remote Users Deny Service - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
USN-2081-1: Bind vulnerability | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
1051717 – (CVE-2014-0591) CVE-2014-0591 bind: named crash when handling malformed NSEC3-signed zones af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
'[security bulletin] HPSBUX02961 SSRT101420 rev.1 - HP-UX Running BIND, Remote Denial of Service (DoS' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
About the security content of OS X Server v4.0 - Apple Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com
The Slackware Linux Project: Slackware Security Advisories af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.slackware.com
ISC BIND NSEC3 Signed Zones Queries Handling Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Security Advisory SA56442 - ISC BIND NSEC3-Signed Zones Queries Handling Denial of Service Vulnerability - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Security Advisory SA56493 - FreeBSD update for bind - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
The Slackware Linux Project: Slackware Security Advisories af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.slackware.com
www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-14:04.bind.asc af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.freebsd.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 19 Update: bind-9.9.3-14.P2.fc19 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2014:002 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
CVE-2014-0591: A Crafted Query Against an NSEC3-signed Zone Can Crash BIND | Internet Systems Consortium Knowledge Base af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 kb.isc.org Vendor Advisory
NEOHAPSIS - Peace of Mind Through Integrity and Insight af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 archives.neohapsis.com
openSUSE-SU-2014:0202-1: moderate: update for bind af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 20 Update: bind-9.9.4-11.P2.fc20 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
Security Advisory SA56574 - Red Hat update for bind - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Security Advisory SA61343 - Oracle Linux update for bind97 - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Security Advisory SA56522 - HP-UX BIND NSEC3-Signed Zones Queries Handling Denial of Service Vulnerability - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Security Advisory SA56427 - ISC BIND NSEC3-Signed Zones Queries Handling Denial of Service Vulnerability - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
About Secunia Research | Flexera af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
CVE-2014-0591: FAQ and Supplemental Information | Internet Systems Consortium Knowledge Base af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 kb.isc.org Vendor Advisory
openSUSE-SU-2014:0199-1: moderate: update for bind af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 15150 ISC BIND Crafted Query Vulnerability (CVE-2014-0591)

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