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CVE-2014-8500

ISC BIND 9.0.x through 9.8.x, 9.9.0 through 9.9.6, and 9.10.0 through 9.10.1 does not limit delegation chaining, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and named crash) via a large or infinite number of referrals.

Severity
High 7.8
Published
11 Dec 2014
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Exploit chance
59% in the next 30 daysHigher than 99% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 12 Nov 2026
Weakness
CWE-399
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 9.10.1
  • Version 9.10.0
  • Version 9.9.6
  • Version 9.9.5
All 59 release lines
  • Version 9.0
  • Version 9.0.1
  • Version 9.1
  • Version 9.1.1
  • Version 9.1.2
  • Version 9.1.3
  • Version 9.2
  • Version 9.2.1
  • Version 9.2.2
  • Version 9.2.3
  • Version 9.2.4
  • Version 9.2.5
  • Version 9.2.6
  • Version 9.2.7
  • Version 9.2.8
  • Version 9.2.9
  • Version 9.3
  • Version 9.3.1
  • Version 9.3.2
  • Version 9.3.3
  • Version 9.3.4
  • Version 9.3.5
  • Version 9.3.6
  • Version 9.4
  • Version 9.4.1
  • Version 9.4.2
  • Version 9.4.3
  • Version 9.5
  • Version 9.5.1
  • Version 9.5.2
  • Version 9.5.3
  • Version 9.6.0
  • Version 9.6.1
  • Version 9.6.2
  • Version 9.6.3
  • Version 9.7.0
  • Version 9.7.1
  • Version 9.7.2
  • Version 9.7.3
  • Version 9.7.4
  • Version 9.7.5
  • Version 9.7.6
  • Version 9.7.7
  • Version 9.8.0
  • Version 9.8.1
  • Version 9.8.2
  • Version 9.8.3
  • Version 9.8.4
  • Version 9.8.5
  • Version 9.8.6
  • Version 9.9.0
  • Version 9.9.1
  • Version 9.9.2
  • Version 9.9.3
  • Version 9.9.4
  • Version 9.9.5
  • Version 9.9.6
  • Version 9.10.0
  • Version 9.10.1

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8500
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8500