CVE-2014-0591
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2014-0591 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2014-01-14 04:29:56 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC |
| 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. |
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
NetworkAccess Complexity
HighAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 15150 ISC BIND Crafted Query Vulnerability (CVE-2014-0591)