bind: assertion failure when using prefetch
Published May 9, 2014
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 17.26%
Description
The prefetch implementation in named in ISC BIND 9.10.0, when a recursive nameserver is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (REQUIRE assertion failure and daemon exit) via a DNS query that triggers a response with unspecified attributes.
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
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
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 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | bind | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of bind or bind97 as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6 and 7.
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:P
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 (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 17.26% (0.17259) | 97.02th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 17.26% (0.17259) | 96.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 11.26% (0.11256) | 92.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 26.32% (0.26322) | 94.05th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 24, 2025 | 11.26% (0.11256) | 92.87th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 14.55% (0.14551) | 93.94th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.72% (0.00723) | 81.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.72% (0.00723) | 80.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.72% (0.00723) | 77.61th | 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) |
References (7)
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201502-03.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030214 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3214 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1096016 Issue Tracking
- https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01161 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3214
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-3214
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201502-03.xml | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030214 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3214 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1096016 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01161 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3214 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-3214 |
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