CVE-2009-0696

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 12.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2009-07-29 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-16

Description

The dns_db_findrdataset function in db.c in named in ISC BIND 9.4 before 9.4.3-P3, 9.5 before 9.5.1-P3, and 9.6 before 9.6.1-P1, when configured as a master server, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) via an ANY record in the prerequisite section of a crafted dynamic update message.

Affected products

ISC BIND: 9.4, 9.4.0, 9.4.0-a1, 9.4.0-a2, 9.4.0-a3, 9.4.0-a4 (+59)

References

http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/bind_advisory.asc
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=538975
http://secunia.com/advisories/36035
http://secunia.com/advisories/36038
http://secunia.com/advisories/36050
http://secunia.com/advisories/36053
http://secunia.com/advisories/36056
http://secunia.com/advisories/36063
http://secunia.com/advisories/36086
http://secunia.com/advisories/36098

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