DEBIAN-CVE-2020-8621

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/DEBIAN-CVE-2020-8621
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2020-8621.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2020-8621
Upstream
Published
2020-08-21T21:15:12Z
Modified
2025-09-19T06:08:30Z
Summary
[none]
Details

In BIND 9.14.0 -> 9.16.5, 9.17.0 -> 9.17.3, If a server is configured with both QNAME minimization and 'forward first' then an attacker who can send queries to it may be able to trigger the condition that will cause the server to crash. Servers that 'forward only' are not affected.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / bind9

Package

Name
bind9
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/bind9?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:9.16.6-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / bind9

Package

Name
bind9
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/bind9?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:9.16.6-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13 / bind9

Package

Name
bind9
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/bind9?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:9.16.6-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:14 / bind9

Package

Name
bind9
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/bind9?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:9.16.6-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}