Description
ISC BIND 9.x before 9.7.6-P4, 9.8.x before 9.8.3-P4, 9.9.x before 9.9.1-P4, and 9.4-ESV and 9.6-ESV before 9.6-ESV-R7-P4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (named daemon hang) via unspecified combinations of resource records.
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.P1-4.3 | — |
| Debian 13 | bind9 | 1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4.3 | — |
| Debian 12 | bind9 | 1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4.3 | — |
| Debian 6.0 | bind9 | 1:9.7.3.dfsg-1~squeeze8 | DSA-2560-1 |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 6 | bind +5 | 32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.5 | RHSA-2012:1363 |
| RHEL 5 | bind +7 | 30:9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.5 | RHSA-2012:1363 |
| RHEL 5 | bind97 +4 | 32:9.7.0-10.P2.el5_8.4 | RHSA-2012:1364 |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 4 ELS | bind +4 | 20:9.2.4-41.el4 | RHSA-2012:1365 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | bind | 9.10.3P4-21.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10467-1 |
Advisories 5
- RHSA-2012:1363 Red Hat Security Advisory: bind security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
- RHSA-2012:1365 Red Hat Security Advisory: bind security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
- RHSA-2012:1364 Red Hat Security Advisory: bind97 security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
- DSA-2560-1 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
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
- IV30365 vendor-advisory
- IV30185 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2012:1363 vendor-advisory
- SSA:2012-341-01 vendor-advisory
- 50909 third-party-advisory
- 50956 third-party-advisory
- 86118 vdb-entry
- 50903 third-party-advisory
- 51096 third-party-advisory
- 51054 third-party-advisory
- RHSA-2012:1365 vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SU-2012:1390 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2012-15965 vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2012:1372 vendor-advisory
- IV30366 vendor-advisory
- IV30367 vendor-advisory
- IV30368 vendor-advisory
- 51106 third-party-advisory
- 51178 third-party-advisory
- IV30247 vendor-advisory
- http://www.isc.org/software/bind/advisories/cve-2012-5166
- MDVSA-2012:162 vendor-advisory
- APPLE-SA-2013-09-12-1 vendor-advisory
- 51078 third-party-advisory
- RHSA-2012:1364 vendor-advisory
- https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-00801
- FEDORA-2012-15981 vendor-advisory
- http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/bind9_advisory5.asc
- DSA-2560 vendor-advisory
- https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04952488
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:19706 vdb-entry signature
- 55852 vdb-entry
- IV30364 vendor-advisory
- https://blogs.oracle.com/sunsecurity/entry/cve_2012_5166_denial_of
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5880
- FEDORA-2012-16022 vendor-advisory
- http://www.xerox.com/download/security/security-bulletin/16287-4d6b7b0c81f7b/cert_XRX13-003_v1.0.pdf