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CVE-2020-8625

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CVE-2020-8625

Published: Feb 17, 2021

Modified: Sep 16, 2024

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

8.1

HIGH

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

VendorProductVersions

ISC

BIND9

affected
Open Source Branches 9.5 though 9.11 9.5.0 through versions before 9.11.28
affected
Open Source Branches 9.12 though 9.16 9.12.0 through versions before 9.16.12
affected
Supported Preview Branch 9.11-S 9.11.3-S1 through versions before 9.11.28-S1
affected
Supported Preview Branch 9.16-S 9.16.8-S1 through versions before 9.16.12-S1
affected
Development Branch 9.17 9.17.0 through versions before 9.17.2

CVSS v3.1 Details

CVSS v3.1 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

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