MEDIUM
An "incorrect assumption" in the authvalidated validator function in BIND 9.3.0, when DNSSEC is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (named server exit) via crafted DNS packets that cause an internal consistency test (self-check) to fail
Published Jan 29, 2005
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 6.35%
Description
An "incorrect assumption" in the authvalidated validator function in BIND 9.3.0, when DNSSEC is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (named server exit) via crafted DNS packets that cause an internal consistency test (self-check) to fail.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
6.35% 0.06354
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.06354
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 6.35% (0.06354) | 93.44th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.35% (0.06354) | 92.73th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 6.64% (0.06639) | 90.51th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 8.40% (0.08403) | 94.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 6, 2024 | 3.41% (0.03410) | 90.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 3.67% (0.03672) | 90.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.29% (0.04292) | 87.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.29% (0.04292) | 86.40th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.29% (0.04292) | 70.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (9)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/14008 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1012995 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.isc.org/index.pl?/sw/bind/bind-security.php x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://www.isc.org/index.pl?/sw/bind/bind9.php x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/938617 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNPatchUS Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12365 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2005/0003/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIX
- http://www.uniras.gov.uk/niscc/docs/al-20050125-00060.html x_refsource_MISCPatch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19062 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/14008 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1012995 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.isc.org/index.pl?/sw/bind/bind-security.php | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://www.isc.org/index.pl?/sw/bind/bind9.php | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/938617 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNPatchUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12365 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.trustix.org/errata/2005/0003/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIX | |
| http://www.uniras.gov.uk/niscc/docs/al-20050125-00060.html | x_refsource_MISCPatch | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19062 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jan 29, 2005
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jan 7, 2005
Link CVE-2005-0034
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a