bind: Querying a recursive resolver for a malformed zone causes named to crash
Published Jun 6, 2013
7.8
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 5.11%
Description
resolver.c in ISC BIND 9.8.5 before 9.8.5-P1, 9.9.3 before 9.9.3-P1, and 9.6-ESV-R9 before 9.6-ESV-R9-P1, when a recursive resolver is configured, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and named daemon exit) via a query for a record in a malformed zone.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
bind
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
bind97
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
bind
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | bind | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | bind97 | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | bind | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not Vulnerable. This issue does not affect the version of bind as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6. This issue does not affect the version of bind97 as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
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 (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 5.11% (0.05110) | 92.11th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.00% (0.05995) | 92.36th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 25, 2026 | 9.66% (0.09658) | 92.85th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 3, 2026 | 7.40% (0.07401) | 91.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 2, 2026 | 8.49% (0.08489) | 92.25th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 19, 2025 | 7.33% (0.07330) | 91.24th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 9.73% (0.09726) | 92.18th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 11.84% (0.11842) | 89.51th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 9.73% (0.09726) | 91.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 8.42% (0.08424) | 91.70th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.73% (0.00728) | 81.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.73% (0.00728) | 80.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.73% (0.00728) | 77.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 59.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 18, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 58.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 56.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 34.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (7)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-10/0103.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-3919 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=970905 Issue Tracking
- https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-00967/ x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-3919
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT6536 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-3919
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-10/0103.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-3919 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=970905 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-00967/ | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-3919 | ||
| https://support.apple.com/kb/HT6536 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-3919 |
Change history (0)
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