SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2020-8619

A would-be attacker who is allowed to change zone content could theoretically introduce such a record in order to exploit this condition to cause denial of service, though we consider the use of this vector unlikely because any such attack would require…

MEDIUM 4.9EPSS 2.10%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.10%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

In ISC BIND9 versions BIND 9.11.14 -> 9.11.19, BIND 9.14.9 -> 9.14.12, BIND 9.16.0 -> 9.16.3, BIND Supported Preview Edition 9.11.14-S1 -> 9.11.19-S1: Unless a nameserver is providing authoritative service for one or more zones and at least one zone contains an empty non-terminal entry containing an asterisk ("*") character, this defect cannot be encountered. A would-be attacker who is allowed to change zone content could theoretically introduce such a record in order to exploit this condition to cause denial of service, though we consider the use of this vector unlikely because any such attack would require a significant privilege level and be easily traceable.

CVSS 3.1
4.9 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
2.10% probability · 81th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-404
Affected
isc/bind · fedoraproject/fedora · opensuse/leap · debian/debian linux · canonical/ubuntu linux · netapp/steelstore cloud integrated storage
Source
security-officer@isc.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.