CVE-2019-6476

An error in QNAME minimization code can cause BIND to exit with an assertion failure

Medium · published October 17, 2019

CVSS v3.1
5.9
EPSS
3%
Percentile
86.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

A defect in code added to support QNAME minimization can cause named to exit with an assertion failure if a forwarder returns a referral rather than resolving the query. This affects BIND versions 9.14.0 up to 9.14.6, and 9.15.0 up to 9.15.4.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
5.9 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.02907 · 86.8th percentile
Published
2019-10-17T19:17Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 17 OCT 19:17Z
    An error in QNAME minimization code can cause BIND to exit with an assertion failure
    cvelistv5