CVE-2020-8625

HIGH

BIND - DoS

Title source: llm

Description

BIND servers are vulnerable if they are running an affected version and are configured to use GSS-TSIG features. In a configuration which uses BIND's default settings the vulnerable code path is not exposed, but a server can be rendered vulnerable by explicitly setting valid values for the tkey-gssapi-keytab or tkey-gssapi-credentialconfiguration options. Although the default configuration is not vulnerable, GSS-TSIG is frequently used in networks where BIND is integrated with Samba, as well as in mixed-server environments that combine BIND servers with Active Directory domain controllers. The most likely outcome of a successful exploitation of the vulnerability is a crash of the named process. However, remote code execution, while unproven, is theoretically possible. Affects: BIND 9.5.0 -> 9.11.27, 9.12.0 -> 9.16.11, and versions BIND 9.11.3-S1 -> 9.11.27-S1 and 9.16.8-S1 -> 9.16.11-S1 of BIND Supported Preview Edition. Also release versions 9.17.0 -> 9.17.1 of the BIND 9.17 development branch

Exploits (1)

gitlab WRITEUP
by aouadjaout · poc
https://gitlab.com/aouadjaout/cve-2020-8625

Scores

CVSS v3 8.1
EPSS 0.2630
EPSS Percentile 96.2%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Classification

CWE
CWE-120
Status published

Affected Products (22)

isc/bind < 9.11.27
isc/bind
isc/bind
isc/bind
isc/bind
isc/bind
isc/bind
isc/bind
isc/bind
isc/bind
isc/bind
isc/bind
isc/bind
debian/debian_linux
debian/debian_linux
... and 7 more

Timeline

Published Feb 17, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026