CVE-2020-8625

HIGH

BIND 9.5.0-9.11.27, 9.12.0-9.16.11, 9.17.0-9.17.1 - Buffer Overflow via GSS-TSIG Configuration

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2020-8625. PoCs published by aouadjaout.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This repository provides a detailed technical analysis of CVE-2020-8625, a heap overflow vulnerability in ISC Bind's `der_get_oid` function, using the Mopsa static analyzer to demonstrate the bug and its root cause.

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

This repository provides a detailed technical analysis of CVE-2020-8625, a heap overflow vulnerability in ISC Bind's `der_get_oid` function, using the Mopsa static analyzer to demonstrate the bug and its root cause.

Classification
Writeup 100%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: ISC Bind (versions 9.11 to 9.16)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to a vulnerable ISC Bind server
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 23, 2026 Full analysis →

References (11)

Core 11
Core References
Mitigation, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://kb.isc.org/v1/docs/cve-2020-8625
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4857
Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/02/19/1
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00029.html
Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/02/20/2
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-195/
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210319-0001/
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-389290.pdf

Scores

CVSS v3 8.1
EPSS 0.6416
EPSS Percentile 99.1%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-120
Status published
Products (21)
debian/debian_linux 9.0
debian/debian_linux 10.0
fedoraproject/fedora 32
fedoraproject/fedora 33
fedoraproject/fedora 34
isc/bind 9.11.3 s1
isc/bind 9.11.5 s3 (2 CPE variants)
isc/bind 9.11.6 s1
isc/bind 9.11.7 s1
isc/bind 9.11.8 s1
... and 11 more
Published Feb 17, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026