An error in TSIG authentication can permit unauthorized zone transfers
An attacker who is able to send and receive messages to an authoritative DNS server and who has knowledge of a valid TSIG key name may be able to circumvent TSIG authentication of AXFR requests via a carefully constructed request packet. A server that relies solely on TSIG keys for protection with no other ACL protection could be manipulated into: providing an AXFR of a zone to an unauthorized recipient or accepting bogus NOTIFY packets. Affects BIND 9.4.0->9.8.8, 9.9.0->9.9.10-P1, 9.10.0->9.10.5-P1, 9.11.0->9.11.1-P1, 9.9.3-S1->9.9.10-S2, 9.10.5-S1->9.10.5-S2.
- Published
- Jan 16, 2019
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 5.4% · 92th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-20
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Report tools
Action score
16
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 14 / 40 · 3.7 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 2 / 30 · 5.4%
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- 3.7
- CNA · isc
- 5.3
- 1.6 point gap
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| isc | bind | cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind |
| redhat | enterprise linux desktop | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop |
| redhat | enterprise linux server | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server |
| redhat | enterprise linux server aus | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus |
| redhat | enterprise linux server eus | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus |
| redhat | enterprise linux server tus | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus |
| redhat | enterprise linux workstation | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation |
| debian | debian linux | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- debian debian linux8.0
- debian debian linux9.0
- isc bind9.10.0 and later · up to 9.10.5 inclusive
- isc bind9.11.0 and later · up to 9.11.1 inclusive
- isc bind9.4.0 and later · up to 9.8.8 inclusive
- isc bind9.9.0 and later · up to 9.9.10 inclusive
- isc bind9.10.5
- isc bind9.11.1
- isc bind9.9.0
- isc bind9.9.10
- isc bind9.9.3
- redhat enterprise linux desktop6.0
- redhat enterprise linux desktop7.0
- redhat enterprise linux server6.0
- redhat enterprise linux server7.0
- redhat enterprise linux server aus7.3
- redhat enterprise linux server aus7.4
- redhat enterprise linux server aus7.6
- redhat enterprise linux server eus7.3
- redhat enterprise linux server eus7.4
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (isc). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
ISC BIND 9
- 9.4.0->9.8.8, 9.9.0->9.9.10-P1, 9.10.0->9.10.5-P1, 9.11.0->9.11.1-P1, 9.9.3-S1->9.9.10-S2, 9.10.5-S1->9.10.5-S2affected
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.3 | bind | from 9.4.0 · before 9.10.4_p8-r1 | 9.10.4_p8-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.6 | bind | from 9.4.0 · before 9.11.1_p1-r1 | 9.11.1_p1-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.7 | bind | from 9.4.0 · before 9.11.3-r0 | 9.11.3-r0 |
| Debian:12 | bind9 | before 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-12.4 | 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-12.4 |
| Debian:7 | bind9 | before 1:9.8.4.dfsg.P1-6+nmu2+deb7u17 | 1:9.8.4.dfsg.P1-6+nmu2+deb7u17 |
| Debian:8 | bind9 | before 1:9.9.5.dfsg-9+deb8u12 | 1:9.9.5.dfsg-9+deb8u12 |
| Debian:9 | bind9 | before 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-12.3+deb9u1 | 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-12.3+deb9u1 |
| openSUSE:Tumbleweed | bind | before 9.16.20-1.4 | 9.16.20-1.4 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | bind | before 32:9.8.2-0.62.rc1.el6_9.4 | 32:9.8.2-0.62.rc1.el6_9.4 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | bind-chroot | before 32:9.8.2-0.62.rc1.el6_9.4 | 32:9.8.2-0.62.rc1.el6_9.4 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | bind-debuginfo | before 32:9.8.2-0.62.rc1.el6_9.4 | 32:9.8.2-0.62.rc1.el6_9.4 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | bind-devel | before 32:9.8.2-0.62.rc1.el6_9.4 | 32:9.8.2-0.62.rc1.el6_9.4 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | bind-libs | before 32:9.8.2-0.62.rc1.el6_9.4 | 32:9.8.2-0.62.rc1.el6_9.4 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | bind-sdb | before 32:9.8.2-0.62.rc1.el6_9.4 | 32:9.8.2-0.62.rc1.el6_9.4 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | bind-utils | before 32:9.8.2-0.62.rc1.el6_9.4 | 32:9.8.2-0.62.rc1.el6_9.4 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | bind | before 32:9.9.4-50.el7_3.1 | 32:9.9.4-50.el7_3.1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | bind-chroot | before 32:9.9.4-50.el7_3.1 | 32:9.9.4-50.el7_3.1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | bind-debuginfo | before 32:9.9.4-50.el7_3.1 | 32:9.9.4-50.el7_3.1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | bind-devel | before 32:9.9.4-50.el7_3.1 | 32:9.9.4-50.el7_3.1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | bind-libs | before 32:9.9.4-50.el7_3.1 | 32:9.9.4-50.el7_3.1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | bind-libs-lite | before 32:9.9.4-50.el7_3.1 | 32:9.9.4-50.el7_3.1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | bind-license | before 32:9.9.4-50.el7_3.1 | 32:9.9.4-50.el7_3.1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | bind-lite-devel | before 32:9.9.4-50.el7_3.1 | 32:9.9.4-50.el7_3.1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | bind-pkcs11 | before 32:9.9.4-50.el7_3.1 | 32:9.9.4-50.el7_3.1 |
+9
Same product
isc: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2015-5477named in ISC BIND 9.x before 9.9.7-P2 and 9.10.x before 9.10.2-P3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (REQUIRE assertion fa58Plan
- CVE-2016-2776buffer.c in named in ISC BIND 9 before 9.9.9-P3, 9.10.x before 9.10.4-P3, and 9.11.x before 9.11.0rc3 does not properly construct responses,57Plan
- CVE-2016-1286named in ISC BIND 9.x before 9.9.8-P4 and 9.10.x before 9.10.3-P4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure an53Plan
- CVE-2020-8625A vulnerability in BIND's GSSAPI security policy negotiation can be targeted by a buffer overflow attack51Plan
- CVE-2020-8617A logic error in code which checks TSIG validity can be used to trigger an assertion failure in tsig.c51Plan
- CVE-2001-0010Buffer overflow in transaction signature (TSIG) handling code in BIND 8 allows remote attackers to gain root privileges.49Plan
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| alpine:bind | 9.10.4_p8-r1 · Alpine:v3.3 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:bind9 | 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-12.4 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:bind | 9.16.20-1.4 · openSUSE:Tumbleweed | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:bind | 32:9.8.2-0.62.rc1.el6_9.4 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:bind-chroot | 32:9.8.2-0.62.rc1.el6_9.4 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:bind-debuginfo | 32:9.8.2-0.62.rc1.el6_9.4 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:bind-devel | 32:9.8.2-0.62.rc1.el6_9.4 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:bind-libs | 32:9.8.2-0.62.rc1.el6_9.4 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:bind-libs-lite | 32:9.9.4-50.el7_3.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:bind-license | 32:9.9.4-50.el7_3.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:bind-lite-devel | 32:9.9.4-50.el7_3.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:bind-pkcs11 | 32:9.9.4-50.el7_3.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:bind-pkcs11-devel | 32:9.9.4-50.el7_3.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:bind-sdb | 32:9.8.2-0.62.rc1.el6_9.4 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:bind-utils | 32:9.8.2-0.62.rc1.el6_9.4 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:bind | 9.9.9P1-62.1 · SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 6 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
- Clément BerthauxSynacktiv for reporting this issue.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- No user action is required.
- Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- low · data can be read
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- none
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- High
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- Low
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-20 · Improper Input ValidationCVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Buffer Overflow via Environment VariablesCAPEC-10likelihood: High · High
- Server Side Include (SSI) InjectionCAPEC-101likelihood: High · High
- Cross Zone ScriptingCAPEC-104likelihood: Medium · High
- Command Line Execution through SQL InjectionCAPEC-108likelihood: Low · Very High
- Object Relational Mapping InjectionCAPEC-109likelihood: Low · High
- SQL Injection through SOAP Parameter TamperingCAPEC-110likelihood: High · Very High
- Double EncodingCAPEC-120likelihood: Low · Medium
- Subverting Environment Variable ValuesCAPEC-13likelihood: High · Very High
ATT&CK techniques
- Obfuscated Files or InformationT1027
- Masquerading: Invalid Code SignatureT1036.001
- Steal Web Session CookieT1539
- Subvert Trust Controls: Code SigningT1553.002
- Impair Defenses:Impair Command History LoggingT1562.003
- Hijack Execution Flow:Dynamic Linker HijackingT1574.006
- Hijack Execution Flow:Path Interception by PATH Environment VariableT1574.007
Noroxi analysis
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References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/99339
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1038809
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1679
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1680
- h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbux03772en_us
- kb.isc.org/docs/aa-01504
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190830-0003/
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3904
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.