CVE-2020-8621

Summary

CVECVE-2020-8621
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2020-08-21 21:15:00 UTC
Updated2022-04-28 18:27:00 UTC
DescriptionIn BIND 9.14.0 -> 9.16.5, 9.17.0 -> 9.17.3, If a server is configured with both QNAME minimization and 'forward first' then an attacker who can send queries to it may be able to trigger the condition that will cause the server to crash. Servers that 'forward only' are not affected.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-617

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 18.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 20.04 All All All
Application Isc Bind All All All All
Application Isc Bind All All All All
Application Netapp Steelstore Cloud Integrated Storage - All All All
Operating System Opensuse Leap 15.1 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Leap 15.2 All All All
Application Synology Dns Server All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2020:1699-1: moderate: Security update f SUSE lists.opensuse.org
USN-4468-1: Bind vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | Ubuntu UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com
BIND: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 202008-19) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
CVE-2020-8621: Attempting QNAME minimization after forwarding can lead to an assertion failure in resolver.c - Security Advisories CONFIRM kb.isc.org Vendor Advisory
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2020:1701-1: moderate: Security update f SUSE lists.opensuse.org
August 2020 ISC BIND Vulnerabilities in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security CONFIRM security.netapp.com
Synology Inc. CONFIRM www.synology.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

LEGACY: ISC would like to thank Joseph Gullo for bringing this vulnerability to our attention.

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 500064 Alpine Linux Security Update for bind
  • 503743 Alpine Linux Security Update for bind
  • 900157 CBL-Mariner Linux Security Update for bind 9.16.3
  • 902920 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for bind (1991)
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