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CVE-2020-8617

Using a specially-crafted message, an attacker may potentially cause a BIND server to reach an inconsistent state if the attacker knows (or successfully guesses) the name of a TSIG key used by the server. Since BIND, by default, configures a local session key even on servers whose configuration does not otherwise make use of it, almost all current BIND servers are vulnerable. In releases of BIND…

Severity
Medium 5.9
Published
19 May 2020
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
BIND 9Servers and applications · cpe:a:isc:bind
  • From 9.17.0 up to 9.17.1
  • From 9.16.0 up to 9.16.2
  • From 9.15.0 up to 9.15.6
  • From 9.14.0 up to 9.14.11
All 18 release lines
  • From 9.0.0 up to 9.11.18
  • Version 9.9.3-s1
  • Version 9.10.5-s1
  • Version 9.10.7-s1
  • Version 9.11.3-s1
  • Version 9.11.5-s3
  • Version 9.11.5-s5
  • Version 9.11.6-s1
  • Version 9.11.7-s1
  • Version 9.11.8-s1
  • From 9.12.0 up to 9.12.4
  • Version 9.12.4-p1
  • Version 9.12.4-p2
  • From 9.13.0 up to 9.13.7
  • From 9.14.0 up to 9.14.11
  • From 9.15.0 up to 9.15.6
  • From 9.16.0 up to 9.16.2
  • From 9.17.0 up to 9.17.1

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8617
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-8617