Exploitation Summary
EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2026-5950. PoCs published by billybaraja.
AI-analyzed exploit summary This repository provides a defensive version checker for CVE-2026-5950, a DoS vulnerability in BIND 9 resolvers. It includes a Python script to classify BIND versions against affected ranges and documentation for detection and remediation.
Description
An unbounded resend loop vulnerability exists in the BIND 9 resolver state machine during bad-server handling, enabling a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause severe resource exhaustion by sending queries that trigger specific retry conditions. This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.18.36 through 9.18.48, 9.20.8 through 9.20.22, 9.21.7 through 9.21.21, 9.18.36-S1 through 9.18.48-S1, and 9.20.9-S1 through 9.20.22-S1.
Exploits (1)
This repository provides a defensive version checker for CVE-2026-5950, a DoS vulnerability in BIND 9 resolvers. It includes a Python script to classify BIND versions against affected ranges and documentation for detection and remediation.
References (4)
Scores
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L