CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-8625

HIGHEPSS 99th pctl
8.1
CVSS v3
NVD

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

How to fix

Remediation Available
bind9Debian
Fixed in:1:9.16.12-1CVE-2020-8625
Fixed in:1:9.16.12-1CVE-2020-8625
Fixed in:1:9.16.12-1CVE-2020-8625
Fixed in:1:9.16.12-1CVE-2020-8625
bind9Ubuntu
Fixed in:1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.19+esm4USN-4737-2
Fixed in:1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.18USN-4737-1
Fixed in:1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.14USN-4737-1
Fixed in:1:9.16.1-0ubuntu2.6USN-4737-1

TridentStack Control can deploy fixes like this automatically across your Windows, macOS, and Linux fleet. See how it works

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityHigh
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

64.16%probability of exploitation in 30 days
99thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 99% of all known CVEs.

References

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-120 (Classic Buffer Overflow) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVESeverityCVSSEPSSExploitedFix
CVE-2014-0195Medium6.8100%-Fix
CVE-2017-7269Critical9.8100%KEV-
CVE-2019-11043High8.799%KEV + RansomFix
CVE-2011-4862High10.095%-Fix
CVE-2007-5659High7.894%KEVFix
CVE-2022-3786High7.592%-Fix
Embed a live status badge for CVE-2020-8625
CVE-2020-8625 severity badge

Markdown

[![CVE-2020-8625](https://tridentstack.com/cve/badge/CVE-2020-8625.svg)](https://tridentstack.com/cve/CVE-2020-8625)

HTML

<a href="https://tridentstack.com/cve/CVE-2020-8625"><img src="https://tridentstack.com/cve/badge/CVE-2020-8625.svg" alt="CVE-2020-8625"></a>

Find and fix vulnerabilities across your fleet

TridentStack Control continuously scans your Windows, macOS, and Linux fleet for known vulnerabilities, prioritizes them by severity and active exploitation, and patches them automatically.

See how it worksStart freeThis CVE lookup is free and always will be.

This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.