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CVE-2020-8616

CVE-2020-8616 · BIND does not sufficiently limit the number of fetches performed when processing referrals

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A malicious actor who intentionally exploits this lack of effective limitation on the number of fetches performed when processing referrals can, through the use of specially crafted referrals, cause a recursing server to issue a very large number of fetches in an attempt to process the referral. This has at least two potential effects: The performance of the recursing server can potentially be degraded by the additional work required to perform these fetches, and The attacker can exploit this behavior to use the recursing server as a reflector in a reflection attack with a high amplification factor.

CVSS 8.6 · High · EPSS 11.0% · Fix available

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Stack: system

Affected products and versions

  • bind9

    Versions
    • 9.0.0 -> 9.11.18, 9.12.0 -> 9.12.4-P2, 9.14.0 -> 9.14.11, 9.16.0 -> 9.16.2, and releases 9.17.0 -> 9.17.1 of the 9.17 experimental development branch. All releases in the obsolete 9.13 and 9.15 development branches. All releases of BIND Supported Preview Edition from 9.9.3-S1 -> 9.11.18-S1: Affected

    No fix published

  • bind9 Debian:12

    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: < 1:9.16.3-1

    Update to 1:9.16.3-1

  • bind9 Debian:13

    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: < 1:9.16.3-1

    Update to 1:9.16.3-1

  • bind9 Debian:14

    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: < 1:9.16.3-1

    Update to 1:9.16.3-1

  • bind9 Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS

    Versions
    • 1:9.9.3.dfsg.P2-4ubuntu1
    • 1:9.9.3.dfsg.P2-4ubuntu2
    • 1:9.9.3.dfsg.P2-4ubuntu3
    • 1:9.9.5.dfsg-2
    • 1:9.9.5.dfsg-3
    • 1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.1
    • 1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.2
    • 1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.3
    • 1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.4
    • 1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.5
    • 1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.6
    • 1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.7
    • 1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.8
    • 1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.9
    • 1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.10
    • 1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.11
    • 1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.12
    • 1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.13
    • 1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.14
    • 1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.15
    • 1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.16
    • 1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.17
    • 1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.18
    • 1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.19
    • 1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.19+esm1
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: < 1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.19+esm2

    Update to 1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.19+esm2

  • bind9 Ubuntu:16.04:LTS

    Versions
    • 1:9.9.5.dfsg-11ubuntu1
    • 1:9.9.5.dfsg-12
    • 1:9.9.5.dfsg-12.1
    • 1:9.9.5.dfsg-12.1ubuntu1
    • 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P2-4
    • 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P2-5
    • 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-3
    • 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-4
    • 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-5
    • 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8
    • 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1
    • 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.1
    • 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.2
    • 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.3
    • 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.4
    • 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.5
    • 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.6
    • 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.7
    • 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.8
    • 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.9
    • 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.10
    • 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.11
    • 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.12
    • 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.14
    • 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.15
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: < 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.16

    Update to 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.16

  • bind9 Ubuntu:18.04:LTS

    Versions
    • 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-12.6ubuntu1
    • 1:9.11.2.P1-1ubuntu2
    • 1:9.11.2.P1-1ubuntu3
    • 1:9.11.2.P1-1ubuntu4
    • 1:9.11.2.P1-1ubuntu5
    • 1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1
    • 1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.1
    • 1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.2
    • 1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.3
    • 1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.5
    • 1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.7
    • 1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.8
    • 1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.9
    • 1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.10
    • 1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.11
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: < 1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.12

    Update to 1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.12

  • bind9 Ubuntu:20.04:LTS

    Versions
    • 1:9.11.5.P4+dfsg-5.1ubuntu2
    • 1:9.11.5.P4+dfsg-5.1ubuntu3
    • 1:9.11.5.P4+dfsg-5.1ubuntu4
    • 1:9.11.5.P4+dfsg-5.1ubuntu5
    • 1:9.11.14+dfsg-1ubuntu1
    • 1:9.11.14+dfsg-3ubuntu1
    • 1:9.16.0-1ubuntu3
    • 1:9.16.0-1ubuntu4
    • 1:9.16.0-1ubuntu5
    • 1:9.16.1-0ubuntu1
    • 1:9.16.1-0ubuntu2
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: < 1:9.16.1-0ubuntu2.1

    Update to 1:9.16.1-0ubuntu2.1

Original sources

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