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CVE-2012-5688

ISC BIND 9.8.x before 9.8.4-P1 and 9.9.x before 9.9.2-P1, when DNS64 is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) via a crafted query.

Severity
High 7.8
Published
6 Dec 2012
Last changed
16 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Exploit chance
11% in the next 30 daysHigher than 95% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 12 Nov 2026
Weakness
Improper input validation (CWE-20)
Attack
Over the network · No login needed
Attacker can
Take it down
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
BIND 9Servers and applications · cpe:a:isc:bind
  • Version 9.9.1-p4
  • Version 9.9.1-p3
  • Version 9.9.1-p2
  • Version 9.9.1-p1
All 37 release lines
  • Version 9.8.0-a1
  • Version 9.8.0-b1
  • Version 9.8.0-rc1
  • Version 9.8.0
  • Version 9.8.0-p1
  • Version 9.8.0-p2
  • Version 9.8.0-p4
  • Version 9.8.1-b1
  • Version 9.8.1-b2
  • Version 9.8.1-b3
  • Version 9.8.1-rc1
  • Version 9.8.1
  • Version 9.8.1-p1
  • Version 9.8.2-b1
  • Version 9.8.2-rc1
  • Version 9.8.2-rc2
  • Version 9.8.2
  • Version 9.8.3
  • Version 9.8.3-p1
  • Version 9.8.3-p2
  • Version 9.8.3-p3
  • Version 9.8.3-p4
  • Version 9.9.0-a1
  • Version 9.9.0-a2
  • Version 9.9.0-a3
  • Version 9.9.0-b1
  • Version 9.9.0-b2
  • Version 9.9.0-rc1
  • Version 9.9.0-rc2
  • Version 9.9.0-rc3
  • Version 9.9.0-rc4
  • Version 9.9.0
  • Version 9.9.1
  • Version 9.9.1-p1
  • Version 9.9.1-p2
  • Version 9.9.1-p3
  • Version 9.9.1-p4

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5688
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-5688