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DEBIAN-CVE-2025-8677
DEBIAN-CVE-2025-8677
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.5 HIGH
Record from OSV · Published October 22, 2025
Querying for records within a specially crafted zone containing certain malformed DNSKEY records can lead to CPU exhaustion. This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.18.0 through 9.18.39, 9.20.0 through 9.20.13, 9.21.0 through 9.21.12, 9.18.11-S1 through 9.18.39-S1, and 9.20.9-S1 through 9.20.13-S1.
Fixed versions
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| Package | Ecosystem | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| bind9 | Debian:13 | 1:9.20.15-1~deb13u1 |
| bind9 | Debian:12 | 1:9.18.41-1~deb12u1 |
| bind9 | Debian:14 | 1:9.20.15-1 |
Risk scores
CVSS 3.1
7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:13 | bind9 | 1:9.20.15-1~deb13u1~bpo12+1, 1:9.20.11-4, 0 |
| Debian:12 | bind9 | 1:9.18.13-1, 1:9.18.16-1, 1:9.18.16-1~deb12u1 |
| Debian:14 | bind9 | 0, 1:9.20.15-1~deb13u1~bpo12+1, 1:9.20.15-1~deb13u1 |
Timeline
- Oct 22, 2025 CVE Published
- Oct 9, 2026 CVE Updated
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