CVE-2014-0591

low
Published 2014-01-14 · Modified 2026-04-29
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
2.6
VIR risk
2.6

Description

The query_findclosestnsec3 function in query.c in named in ISC BIND 9.6, 9.7, and 9.8 before 9.8.6-P2 and 9.9 before 9.9.4-P2, and 9.6-ESV before 9.6-ESV-R10-P2, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (INSIST assertion failure and daemon exit) via a crafted DNS query to an authoritative nameserver that uses the NSEC3 signing feature.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-0591

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01085

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01078

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
debian debianbookwormfixed1:9.9.5.dfsg-2
debian debianbullseyefixed1:9.9.5.dfsg-2
debian debianforkyfixed1:9.9.5.dfsg-2
debian debiansidfixed1:9.9.5.dfsg-2
debian debiantrixiefixed1:9.9.5.dfsg-2

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
iscbind9.6
iscbind9.6.0
iscbind9.6.1
iscbind9.6.2
iscbind9.6.3
iscbind9.7.0
iscbind9.7.1
iscbind9.7.2
iscbind9.7.3
iscbind9.7.4
iscbind9.7.5
iscbind9.7.6
iscbind9.7.7
iscbind9.8.0
iscbind9.8.1
iscbind9.8.2
iscbind9.8.3
iscbind9.8.4
iscbind9.8.5
iscbind9.8.6
iscbind9.9.4

References

CWEs

CWE-119

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.