MEDIUM
bind: DoS (assertion failure) via nsupdate packets
Published Jul 29, 2009
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 12.65%
Description
The dns_db_findrdataset function in db.c in named in ISC BIND 9.4 before 9.4.3-P3, 9.5 before 9.5.1-P3, and 9.6 before 9.6.1-P1, when configured as a master server, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) via an ANY record in the prerequisite section of a crafted dynamic update message.
Affected products
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
bind-20:9.2.4-25.el3
Fixed · RHSA-2009:1181
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
bind-20:9.2.4-30.el4_8.4
Fixed · RHSA-2009:1180
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
bind-30:9.3.4-10.P1.el5_3.3
Fixed · RHSA-2009:1179
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | bind-20:9.2.4-25.el3 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1181 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | bind-20:9.2.4-30.el4_8.4 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1180 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | bind-30:9.3.4-10.P1.el5_3.3 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1179 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
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.
12.65% 0.12649
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.12649
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 (19 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 12.65% (0.12649) | 96.14th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 12.65% (0.12649) | 95.73th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 2, 2026 | 33.30% (0.33301) | 96.94th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 3, 2026 | 29.46% (0.29464) | 96.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 18, 2026 | 33.30% (0.33301) | 96.78th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 46.20% (0.46199) | 97.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 19, 2025 | 36.47% (0.36466) | 96.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 27, 2025 | 40.55% (0.40547) | 97.26th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 17, 2025 | 35.78% (0.35784) | 96.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 16, 2025 | 40.55% (0.40547) | 97.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 46.85% (0.46848) | 97.42th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 51.78% (0.51781) | 96.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 46.85% (0.46848) | 97.39th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 96.39% (0.96386) | 99.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 5, 2024 | 96.39% (0.96386) | 99.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 96.50% (0.96503) | 99.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 15.27% (0.15272) | 95.95th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 15.27% (0.15272) | 95.58th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 15.27% (0.15272) | 91.38th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (41)
- ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2009-013.txt.asc
- ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/unixware7/714/security/p535243_uw7/p535243b.txt
- http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/bind_advisory.asc
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=538975
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36035
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36038
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36050
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36053
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36056
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36063
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36086
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36098
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36192
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37471
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39334
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-264828-1
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1020788.1-1
- http://up2date.astaro.com/2009/08/up2date_7505_released.html
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0113
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/725188 US Government Resource
- http://www.openbsd.org/errata44.html#014_bind
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/505403/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022613
- http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.561499
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-808-1
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2036
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2088
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2171
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2247
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-0696 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=514292 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-0696
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10414
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12245
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7806
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-0696
- https://www.isc.org/node/474 PatchVendor Advisory
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01265.html
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner certcc
Published Jul 29, 2009
Updated Dec 23, 2025
Reserved Feb 22, 2009
Link CVE-2009-0696
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a