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CVE-2020-8620

In BIND 9.15.6 -> 9.16.5, 9.17.0 -> 9.17.3, An attacker who can establish a TCP connection with the server and send data on that connection can exploit this to trigger the assertion failure, causing the server to exit.

Severity
High 7.5
Published
21 Aug 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
  • Version 9.9.12-s1
  • Version 9.9.13-s1
  • Version 9.11.3-s1
  • Version 9.11.21-s1
  • From 9.15.6 up to 9.16.5
  • From 9.17.0 up to 9.17.3

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8620
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-8620