DEBIAN-CVE-2020-8618

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CVE-2020-8618
Published: 17 Jun 2020, 22:15
Last modified:28 Apr 2026, 20:21

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
20/100
CVSS Score
4.9 MEDIUM
3.1 (osv_debian)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

17 Jun 2020, 22:15
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
28 Apr 2026, 20:21
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

An attacker who is permitted to send zone data to a server via zone transfer can exploit this to intentionally trigger the assertion failure with a specially constructed zone, denying service to clients.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 4.9CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Systems

  • debian•bind9

    < 1:9.16.4-1 | < 1:9.16.4-1 | < 1:9.16.4-1 | < 1:9.16.4-1

References (1)