CVE-2014-0591
The query_findclosestnsec3 function in query.c in named in ISC BIND 9.6, 9.7, and 9.8 before 9.8.6-P2 and 9.9 before 9.9.4-P2, and 9.6-ESV before 9.6-ESV-R10-P2, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (INSIST assertion failure and daemon…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 32.7%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
The query_findclosestnsec3 function in query.c in named in ISC BIND 9.6, 9.7, and 9.8 before 9.8.6-P2 and 9.9 before 9.9.4-P2, and 9.6-ESV before 9.6-ESV-R10-P2, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (INSIST assertion failure and daemon exit) via a crafted DNS query to an authoritative nameserver that uses the NSEC3 signing feature.
- CVSS 2.0
- 2.6 LOWAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 32.66% probability · 98th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- isc/bind
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 32.7% since 4 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-10/0103.html
- http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-1244
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-January/126761.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-January/126772.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00009.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-02/msg00016.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-02/msg00019.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=138995561732658&w=2
- http://osvdb.org/101973
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0043.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56425
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56427
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56442
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56493
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56522
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56574
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56871
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61117
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61199
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61343
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3023
- http://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-14:04.bind.asc
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:002
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64801
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029589
- http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2014&m=slackware-security.518391
- http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2014&m=slackware-security.524465
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2081-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1051717
- https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01078Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.