A malformed zone may contain an NS or DNAME node above its origin, which `named` treats as a zone cut. If an attacker inserts a malformed zone into a BIND authoritative server (e.g., via zone transfer), queries for names inside the configured zone then lose authoritative status and return an out-of-zone delegation. On a server that also provides recursion BIND can follow this locally sourced cut and cache attacker-supplied data, affecting names outside the configured zone. This situation persists as long as the malformed zone remains in the zone database. This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.11.0 through 9.18.50, 9.20.0 through 9.20.27, 9.21.0 through 9.21.25, 9.11.3-S1 through 9.18.50-S1, and 9.20.9-S1 through 9.20.27-S1.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade bind | Sep 28, 2026 | Sep 16, 2026 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade bind-utils-debuginfoUpgrade bind-dnssec-utils-debuginfoUpgrade bind-libsUpgrade bind-docUpgrade bind-utilsUpgrade bind-chrootUpgrade bind-debugsourceUpgrade bind-debuginfoUpgrade bindUpgrade bind-develUpgrade bind-licenseUpgrade bind-libs-debuginfoUpgrade bind-dnssec-utils | Sep 30, 2026 | Sep 16, 2026 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade bind9 | Sep 21, 2026 | Sep 16, 2026 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade bind920 | Oct 5, 2026 | Oct 4, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Sep 18, 2026 | Sep 16, 2026 |
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