CVE-2020-8625

A vulnerability in BIND's GSSAPI security policy negotiation can be targeted by a buffer overflow attack

HIGH
8.1
CVSS Score
Published: February 17, 2021 at 10:40 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:26 AM UTC
9 products affected across 5 vendorsDebian LinuxFedoraCloud Backup

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Severity
HIGH8.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 64%

Description

BIND servers are vulnerable if they are running an affected version and are configured to use GSS-TSIG features. In a configuration which uses BIND's default settings the vulnerable code path is not exposed, but a server can be rendered vulnerable by explicitly setting valid values for the tkey-gssapi-keytab or tkey-gssapi-credentialconfiguration options. Although the default configuration is not vulnerable, GSS-TSIG is frequently used in networks where BIND is integrated with Samba, as well as in mixed-server environments that combine BIND servers with Active Directory domain controllers. The most likely outcome of a successful exploitation of the vulnerability is a crash of the named process. However, remote code execution, while unproven, is theoretically possible. Affects: BIND 9.5.0 -> 9.11.27, 9.12.0 -> 9.16.11, and versions BIND 9.11.3-S1 -> 9.11.27-S1 and 9.16.8-S1 -> 9.16.11-S1 of BIND Supported Preview Edition. Also release versions 9.17.0 -> 9.17.1 of the BIND 9.17 development branch

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 9.11.28v < 9.11.28-S1v < 9.16.12v < 9.16.12-S1v < 9.17.29.12.0 ≤ v ≤ 9.16.119.5.0 ≤ v ≤ 9.11.279.11.21 s19.11.27 s19.11.3 s19.11.5 s39.11.5 s59.11.6 s19.11.7 s19.11.8 s19.16.11 s19.16.8 s19.17.09.17.1
Affected range stops below 9.11.28, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 9.11.28-S1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 9.16.12, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 9.16.12-S1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 9.17.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
All versions
netapp-500f (same device)
All versions
netapp-a250 (same device)
All versions
v < 1.0.1.1
Affected range stops below 1.0.1.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
80%
All versions
80%
All versions

CVSS

8.1HIGHisc
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-120

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