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CVE-2012-5689

ISC BIND 9.8.x through 9.8.4-P1 and 9.9.x through 9.9.2-P1, in certain configurations involving DNS64 with a Response Policy Zone that lacks an AAAA rewrite rule, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and named daemon exit) via a query for an AAAA record.

Severity
High 7.1
Published
25 Jan 2013
Last changed
16 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Exploit chance
12% in the next 30 daysHigher than 96% 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:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
BIND 9Servers and applications · cpe:a:isc:bind
  • Version 9.9.2
  • Version 9.9.1-p2
  • Version 9.9.1-p1
  • Version 9.9.1
All 34 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 9.8.3
  • Version 9.8.3-p1
  • Version 9.8.3-p2
  • Version 9.8.4
  • 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 9.9.2

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5689
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-5689