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CVE detail

CVE-2021-25215

In BIND 9.0.0 -> 9.11.29, 9.12.0 -> 9.16.13, and versions BIND 9.9.3-S1 -> 9.11.29-S1 and 9.16.8-S1 -> 9.16.13-S1 of BIND Supported Preview Edition, as well as release versions 9.17.0 -> 9.17.11 of the BIND 9.17 development branch, when a vulnerable version of named receives a query for a record triggering the flaw described above, the named process will terminate due to a failed assertion check. The vulnerability affects all currently maintained BIND 9 branches (9.11, 9.11-S, 9.16, 9.16-S, 9.17) as well as all other versions of BIND 9.

CVSS 7.5 · HighBuzz score 17.5

Buzz score

Why this CVE is surfacing

Buzz score total 17.5

This all-time snapshot uses the same composite formula as Trending across a 30-year evidence window, rather than a current rolling window.

Buzz score components · mention 11.0 · diversity 6.5 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
Mention score
11.0
2 evidence mentions in the snapshot
Diversity score
6.5
2 sources across 1 categories
KEV score
0.0
No KEV entry observed
OTX score
0.0
0 OTX pulses
PoC score
0.0
0 repos · best confidence N/A
Best PoC traction
0
Maximum stars on a matched PoC repo

Why it matters now

Mention timeline

Total mentions
0
within the 30d window
Peak daily
0
highest bucket

Evidence

Source links by recency

Newest mentions first
2 source links · newest first
  • The Internet Systems Consortium (ISC) released updates for the BIND DNS software to patch several denial-of-service (DoS) and potential RCE flaws. The Internet Systems Consortium (ISC) has released security updates for the BIND DNS software to address several vulnerabilities that can be exploited by attackers to trigger denial-of-service (DoS) conditions and potentially to remotely execute […]

    newssecurityaffairs.comMay 1, 2021, 2:14 PM
  • The Internet Systems Consortium (ISC) has released updates for the BIND DNS software to patch several vulnerabilities that can be exploited for denial-of-service (DoS) attacks and one possibly even for remote code execution.

    newswww.securityweek.comApr 30, 2021, 8:53 AM

Exploit code

Public exploit repository references

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0 repository references · best confidence N/A · max 0 stars
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