CVE Explorer
CVE-2026-12617
The issue is unexpected program termination based on ordering and/or specific content in responses to queries for CNAME or DNAME, and A records. Specifically, if a client queries for a DNAME and A record below the DNAME to the resolver, and the authoritative server responds positively to the A query but delays the DNAME response and later responds negatively, `named` may quit unexpectedly. Or, if a client queries for a CNAME and A record for the same name to the resolver, and the authoritative s
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"defaultStatus":"unaffected","product":"BIND 9","vendor":"ISC","versions":[{"lessThanOrEqual":"9.18.50","status":"affected","version":"9.18.0","versionType":"custom"},{"lessThanOrEqual":"9.20.24","status":"affected","version":"9.20.0","versionType":"custom"},{"lessThanOrEqual":"9.18.50-S1","status":"affected","version":"9.18.11-S1","versionType":"custom"},{"lessThanOrEqual":"9.20.24-S1","status":"affected","version":"9.20.9-S1","versionType":"custom"}]}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5affectedurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:3a04da7af84b39d80c81340a076832414b1729427d3d892211d058708735f071 · sha256:a4b042dd59b7ad4c… · /containers/cna/affected/0
Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"NETWORK","availabilityImpact":"HIGH","baseScore":7.5,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","confidentialityImpact":"NONE","integrityImpact":"NONE","privilegesRequired":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cvssurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:3a04da7af84b39d80c81340a076832414b1729427d3d892211d058708735f071 · sha256:a4b042dd59b7ad4c… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV3_1
CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-617","description":"CWE-617 Reachable Assertion","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:3a04da7af84b39d80c81340a076832414b1729427d3d892211d058708735f071 · sha256:a4b042dd59b7ad4c… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
2 source assertions{"tags":["patch"],"url":"https://downloads.isc.org/isc/bind9/9.20.26"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:3a04da7af84b39d80c81340a076832414b1729427d3d892211d058708735f071 · sha256:a4b042dd59b7ad4c… · /containers/cna/references/1
{"name":"CVE-2026-12617","tags":["vendor-advisory"],"url":"https://kb.isc.org/docs/cve-2026-12617"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:3a04da7af84b39d80c81340a076832414b1729427d3d892211d058708735f071 · sha256:a4b042dd59b7ad4c… · /containers/cna/references/0
Attribution and limitations
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