Original description
In BIND 9.0.0 -> 9.11.29, 9.12.0 -> 9.16.13, and versions BIND 9.9.3-S1 -> 9.11.29-S1 and 9.16.8-S1 -> 9.16.13-S1 of BIND Supported Preview Edition, as well as release versions 9.17.0 -> 9.17.11 of the BIND 9.17 development branch, when a vulnerable version of named receives a query for a record triggering the flaw described above, the named process will terminate due to a failed assertion check. The vulnerability affects all currently maintained BIND 9 branches (9.11, 9.11-S, 9.16, 9.16-S, 9.17) as well as all other versions of BIND 9.
Affected software
- BIND 9 = 9.11.5= 9.16.13= 9.11.3= 9.11.21= 9.11.12= 9.16.8 Fixed in: 9.16.15, 9.17.12, 9.11.31 exact match
Details
- Published
- 2021-04-29
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H- CWE
- CWE-617
References
- cve.org/CVE-2021-25215
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-25215
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/04/29/1
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/04/29/2
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/04/29/3
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/04/29/4
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-389290.pdf
- kb.isc.org/v1/docs/cve-2021-25215
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/05/msg00001.html
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/V...
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Z...
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210521-0006/
- www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4909
- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html
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