bind: flaws in GeoIP leading to a denial of service
Published Dec 11, 2014
5.4
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 8.99%
Description
The GeoIP functionality in ISC BIND 9.10.0 through 9.10.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and named exit) via vectors related to (1) the lack of GeoIP databases for both IPv4 and IPv6, or (2) IPv6 support with certain options.
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:H/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 (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 8.99% (0.08987) | 95.12th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 8.99% (0.08987) | 94.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 3.04% (0.03040) | 85.45th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 6.52% (0.06516) | 84.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.89% (0.03885) | 87.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.90% (0.00896) | 83.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2024 | 0.90% (0.00896) | 82.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 12, 2023 | 0.90% (0.00896) | 80.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.76% (0.00759) | 78.27th | 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 (8)
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201502-03.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8680 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1171919 Issue Tracking
- https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01217 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01217/74/CVE-2014-8680%3A-Defects-in-GeoIP-features-can-cause-BIND-to-crash.html
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8680
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190730-0002/ x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8680
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201502-03.xml | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8680 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1171919 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01217 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01217/74/CVE-2014-8680%3A-Defects-in-GeoIP-features-can-cause-BIND-to-crash.html | ||
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8680 | ||
| https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190730-0002/ | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8680 |
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