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CVE-2020-8623

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 6.40%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2020-08-21 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2020-8623
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
6.40%

Original NVD Description

In BIND 9.10.0 -> 9.11.21, 9.12.0 -> 9.16.5, 9.17.0 -> 9.17.3, also affects 9.10.5-S1 -> 9.11.21-S1 of the BIND 9 Supported Preview Edition, An attacker that can reach a vulnerable system with a specially crafted query packet can trigger a crash. To be vulnerable, the system must: * be running BIND that was built with "--enable-native-pkcs11" * be signing one or more zones with an RSA key * be able to receive queries from a possible attacker

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