bind: DoS on servers using DNS64
Published Dec 6, 2012
7.8
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 10.90%
Description
ISC BIND 9.8.x before 9.8.4-P1 and 9.9.x before 9.9.2-P1, when DNS64 is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) via a crafted query.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 9.8.0
- 9.8.0
- 9.8.0
- 9.8.0
- 9.8.0
- 9.8.0
- 9.8.0
- 9.8.1
- 9.8.1
- 9.8.1
- 9.8.1
- 9.8.1
- 9.8.1
- 9.8.2
- 9.8.2
- 9.8.2
- 9.8.2
- 9.8.3
- 9.8.3
- 9.8.3
- 9.8.3
- 9.8.3
Configuration 2
- 9.9.0
- 9.9.0
- 9.9.0
- 9.9.0
- 9.9.0
- 9.9.0
- 9.9.0
- 9.9.0
- 9.9.0
- 9.9.0
- 9.9.1
- 9.9.1
- 9.9.1
- 9.9.1
- 9.9.1
Configuration 3
- 12.04
- 12.10
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
bind-32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.6
Fixed · RHSA-2012:1549
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
bind
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
bind
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
bind97
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | bind-32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.6 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:1549 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | bind | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | bind | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | bind97 | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue did not affect the versions of bind as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5, nor the versions of bind97 as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, as they did not include support for DNS64.
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.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (20 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 10.90% (0.10896) | 95.74th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 10.90% (0.10896) | 95.29th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 13, 2026 | 7.93% (0.07927) | 92.11th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 2, 2026 | 10.31% (0.10311) | 93.21th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 7, 2025 | 7.62% (0.07620) | 91.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 1, 2025 | 4.60% (0.04603) | 88.88th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 20, 2025 | 6.26% (0.06258) | 90.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 18, 2025 | 12.96% (0.12959) | 93.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 17, 2025 | 8.71% (0.08714) | 92.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 15, 2025 | 2.97% (0.02972) | 85.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 6.23% (0.06232) | 89.94th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 10.81% (0.10813) | 88.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 25, 2025 | 6.23% (0.06232) | 89.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 21, 2025 | 8.26% (0.08262) | 91.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 16.64% (0.16636) | 94.40th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 1.80% (0.01802) | 87.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 3.49% (0.03492) | 90.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.10% (0.02103) | 79.97th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.10% (0.02103) | 78.04th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.10% (0.02103) | 56.73th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (10)
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Sep/msg00002.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1549.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5880 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2012&m=slackware-security.536004 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SLACKWAREThird Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1657-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5688 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=883533 Issue Tracking
- https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-00828 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5688
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-5688
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Sep/msg00002.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1549.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory | |
| http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5880 | x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2012&m=slackware-security.536004 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SLACKWAREThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1657-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5688 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=883533 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-00828 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5688 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-5688 |
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