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CVE-2026-5950— Unbounded resend loop in BIND 9 resolver

CVSS 5.3 · Medium EPSS 0.07% · P21

Affected Version Matrix 5

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
ISCBIND 99.18.36≤ 9.18.48affected
9.20.8≤ 9.20.22affected
9.21.7≤ 9.21.21affected
9.18.36-S1≤ 9.18.48-S1affected
9.20.9-S1≤ 9.20.22-S1affected
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Vulnerability Information

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Vulnerability Title
Unbounded resend loop in BIND 9 resolver
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
An unbounded resend loop vulnerability exists in the BIND 9 resolver state machine during bad-server handling, enabling a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause severe resource exhaustion by sending queries that trigger specific retry conditions. This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.18.36 through 9.18.48, 9.20.8 through 9.20.22, 9.21.7 through 9.21.21, 9.18.36-S1 through 9.18.48-S1, and 9.20.9-S1 through 9.20.22-S1.
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
循环条件输入未经检查
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Title
ISC BIND 9 安全漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
ISC BIND 9是ISC组织的一个域名系统软件。 ISC BIND 9存在安全漏洞,该漏洞源于解析器状态机中存在无限制的重发循环,可能导致远程未认证攻击者造成严重资源耗尽。以下版本受到影响:9.18.36版本至9.18.48版本、9.20.8版本至9.20.22版本、9.21.7版本至9.21.21版本、9.18.36-S1版本至9.18.48-S1版本和9.20.9-S1版本至9.20.22-S1版本。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)

Affected Products

VendorProductAffected VersionsCPESubscribe
ISCBIND 9 9.18.36 ~ 9.18.48 -

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