Description
ISC BIND 9.x before 9.7.6-P1, 9.8.x before 9.8.3-P1, 9.9.x before 9.9.1-P1, and 9.4-ESV and 9.6-ESV before 9.6-ESV-R7-P1 does not properly handle resource records with a zero-length RDATA section, which allows remote DNS servers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash or data corruption) or obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted record.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | bind9 | 1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4.1 | — |
| Debian 13 | bind9 | 1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4.1 | — |
| Debian 12 | bind9 | 1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4.1 | — |
| Debian 6.0 | bind9 | 1:9.7.3.dfsg-1~squeeze5 | DSA-2486-1 |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 6 | bind +5 | 32:9.7.3-8.P3.el6_2.3 | RHSA-2012:0716 |
| RHEL 5 | bind +7 | 30:9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.1 | RHSA-2012:0716 |
| RHEL 5 | bind97 +4 | 32:9.7.0-10.P2.el5_8.1 | RHSA-2012:0717 |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 4 ELS | bind +4 | 20:9.2.4-39.el4 | RHSA-2012:1110 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | bind | 9.10.3P4-21.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10467-1 |
Advisories 5
- RHSA-2012:0716 Red Hat Security Advisory: bind security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
- RHSA-2012:1110 Red Hat Security Advisory: bind security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
- RHSA-2012:0717 Red Hat Security Advisory: bind97 security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
- DSA-2486-1 bind9 - denial of service Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10467-1 bind-9.10.3P4-21.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
References
- MDVSA-2012:089 vendor-advisory
- 53772 vdb-entry
- SSA:2012-341-01 vendor-advisory
- 51096 third-party-advisory
- VU#381699 third-party-advisory
- http://www.isc.org/software/bind/advisories/cve-2012-1667
- SUSE-SU-2012:0741 vendor-advisory
- HPSBUX02795 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2012:1110 vendor-advisory
- APPLE-SA-2012-09-19-2 vendor-advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5501
- openSUSE-SU-2012:0722 vendor-advisory
- https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-00698
- https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04952488
- RHSA-2012:0717 vendor-advisory
- DSA-2486 vendor-advisory