CVE-2020-8618 (GCVE-0-2020-8618)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-06-17 21:20 – Updated: 2024-09-16 23:36
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
A buffer boundary check assertion in rdataset.c can fail incorrectly during zone transfer
Summary
An attacker who is permitted to send zone data to a server via zone transfer can exploit this to intentionally trigger the assertion failure with a specially constructed zone, denying service to clients.
Severity
4.9 (Medium)
CWE
- An assertion check in BIND (that is meant to prevent going beyond the end of a buffer when processing incoming data) can be incorrectly triggered by a large response during zone transfer. Versions affected: BIND 9.16.0 -> 9.16.3
Assigner
References
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| https://kb.isc.org/docs/cve-2020-8618 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-2020062… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/4399-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-annou… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-annou… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE |
Impacted products
Date Public
2020-06-10 00:00
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