CVE-2020-8617
HIGHBIND - DoS
Title source: llmDescription
Using a specially-crafted message, an attacker may potentially cause a BIND server to reach an inconsistent state if the attacker knows (or successfully guesses) the name of a TSIG key used by the server. Since BIND, by default, configures a local session key even on servers whose configuration does not otherwise make use of it, almost all current BIND servers are vulnerable. In releases of BIND dating from March 2018 and after, an assertion check in tsig.c detects this inconsistent state and deliberately exits. Prior to the introduction of the check the server would continue operating in an inconsistent state, with potentially harmful results.
Exploits (4)
exploitdb
WORKING POC
by Teppei Fukuda · pythondosmultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48521
metasploit
WORKING POC
by Tobias Klein, Shuto Imai · rubypoc
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/auxiliary/dos/dns/bind_tsig_badtime.rb
References (12)
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.9263
EPSS Percentile
99.7%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-617
Status
published
Products (23)
canonical/ubuntu_linux
12.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux
14.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux
16.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux
18.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux
19.10
canonical/ubuntu_linux
20.04
debian/debian_linux
8.0
debian/debian_linux
9.0
debian/debian_linux
10.0
fedoraproject/fedora
31
... and 13 more
Published
May 19, 2020
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026