CVE-2012-1667

ISC BIND 9.x before 9.7.6-P1, 9.8.x before 9.8.3-P1, 9.9.x before 9.9.1-P1, and 9.4-ESV and 9.6...

8.5 HighFix available

ISC BIND 9.x before 9.7.6-P1, 9.8.x before 9.8.3-P1, 9.9.x before 9.9.1-P1, and 9.4-ESV and 9.6-ESV before 9.6-ESV-R7-P1 does not properly handle resource records with a zero-length RDATA section, which allows remote DNS servers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash or data corruption) or obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted record.

Exploit likelihood

13.3%Down 4.6 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.5

Record: CVE-2012-1667
CVSS 2.0: 8.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:C
Weakness: CWE-189
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2012-1667
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2012-1677 No score

Record: EUVD-2012-1677
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8wqw-72q7-h4q9 No score

ISC BIND 9.x before 9.7.6-P1, 9.8.x before 9.8.3-P1, 9.9.x before 9.9.1-P1, and 9.4-ESV and 9.6...

Record: GHSA-8wqw-72q7-h4q9
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

Record: CVE-2012-1667
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2012-1667 No score

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2012-1667
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10467-1 No score

bind-9.10.3P4-21.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the bind-9.10.3P4-21.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record: openSUSE-SU-2024:10467-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVSUSE-SU-2015:0011-2 No score

Security update for bind

This update fixes a DoS vulnerability in bind when handling malformed NSEC3-signed zones. CVE-2014-0591 has been assigned to this issue.

Security Issue references:

* CVE-2014-0591
  <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-0591>

Record: SUSE-SU-2015:0011-2
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVSUSE-SU-2015:0480-1 No score

Security update for bind

This update fixes a DoS vulnerability in bind when handling malformed NSEC3-signed zones. CVE-2014-0591 has been assigned to this issue.

Security Issue references:

* CVE-2014-0591
  <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-0591>

Record: SUSE-SU-2015:0480-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

isc bind

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`bind9` Debian:12	before 1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4.1	1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4.1
`bind9` Debian:13	before 1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4.1	1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4.1
`bind9` Debian:14	before 1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4.1	1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4.1
`bind9` Debian:6.0	before 1:9.7.3.dfsg-1~squeeze5, plus listed versions 1:9.7.2.dfsg.P3-1.11:9.7.3.dfsg-1~squeeze11:9.7.3.dfsg-1~squeeze1~bpo50+11:9.7.3.dfsg-1~squeeze21:9.7.3.dfsg-1~squeeze2~bpo50+11:9.7.3.dfsg-1~squeeze31:9.7.3.dfsg-1~squeeze3~bpo50+11:9.7.3.dfsg-1~squeeze4	1:9.7.3.dfsg-1~squeeze5
`bind` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 30:9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.1	30:9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.1
`bind-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 30:9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.1	30:9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.1
`bind-libs` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 30:9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.1	30:9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.1
`bind-sdb` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 30:9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.1	30:9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.1
`bind-utils` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 30:9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.1	30:9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.1
`bind` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 30:9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.1	30:9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.1

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Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`bind-chroot` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 30:9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.1	30:9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.1
`bind-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 30:9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.1	30:9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.1
`bind-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 30:9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.1	30:9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.1
`bind-libbind-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 30:9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.1	30:9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.1
`caching-nameserver` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 30:9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.1	30:9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.1
`bind` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 30:9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.1	30:9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.1
`bind-chroot` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 30:9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.1	30:9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.1
`bind-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 30:9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.1	30:9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.1
`bind-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 30:9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.1	30:9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.1
`bind-libbind-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 30:9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.1	30:9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.1
`bind-libs` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 30:9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.1	30:9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.1
`bind-sdb` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 30:9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.1	30:9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.1
`bind-utils` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 30:9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.1	30:9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.1
`caching-nameserver` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 30:9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.1	30:9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.1
`bind` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 32:9.7.3-8.P3.el6_2.3	32:9.7.3-8.P3.el6_2.3
`bind-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 32:9.7.3-8.P3.el6_2.3	32:9.7.3-8.P3.el6_2.3
`bind-libs` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 32:9.7.3-8.P3.el6_2.3	32:9.7.3-8.P3.el6_2.3
`bind-utils` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 32:9.7.3-8.P3.el6_2.3	32:9.7.3-8.P3.el6_2.3
`bind-chroot` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 32:9.7.3-8.P3.el6_2.3	32:9.7.3-8.P3.el6_2.3
`bind-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 32:9.7.3-8.P3.el6_2.3	32:9.7.3-8.P3.el6_2.3
`bind-sdb` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 32:9.7.3-8.P3.el6_2.3	32:9.7.3-8.P3.el6_2.3
`bind` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 32:9.7.3-8.P3.el6_2.3	32:9.7.3-8.P3.el6_2.3
`bind-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 32:9.7.3-8.P3.el6_2.3	32:9.7.3-8.P3.el6_2.3
`bind-libs` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 32:9.7.3-8.P3.el6_2.3	32:9.7.3-8.P3.el6_2.3
`bind-utils` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 32:9.7.3-8.P3.el6_2.3	32:9.7.3-8.P3.el6_2.3
`bind-chroot` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 32:9.7.3-8.P3.el6_2.3	32:9.7.3-8.P3.el6_2.3
`bind-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 32:9.7.3-8.P3.el6_2.3	32:9.7.3-8.P3.el6_2.3
`bind-sdb` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 32:9.7.3-8.P3.el6_2.3	32:9.7.3-8.P3.el6_2.3
`bind` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 32:9.7.3-8.P3.el6_2.3	32:9.7.3-8.P3.el6_2.3
`bind-chroot` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 32:9.7.3-8.P3.el6_2.3	32:9.7.3-8.P3.el6_2.3
`bind-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 32:9.7.3-8.P3.el6_2.3	32:9.7.3-8.P3.el6_2.3
`bind-libs` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 32:9.7.3-8.P3.el6_2.3	32:9.7.3-8.P3.el6_2.3
`bind-utils` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 32:9.7.3-8.P3.el6_2.3	32:9.7.3-8.P3.el6_2.3
`bind-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 32:9.7.3-8.P3.el6_2.3	32:9.7.3-8.P3.el6_2.3
`bind-sdb` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 32:9.7.3-8.P3.el6_2.3	32:9.7.3-8.P3.el6_2.3
`bind` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 32:9.7.3-8.P3.el6_2.3	32:9.7.3-8.P3.el6_2.3
`bind-chroot` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 32:9.7.3-8.P3.el6_2.3	32:9.7.3-8.P3.el6_2.3
`bind-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 32:9.7.3-8.P3.el6_2.3	32:9.7.3-8.P3.el6_2.3
`bind-libs` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 32:9.7.3-8.P3.el6_2.3	32:9.7.3-8.P3.el6_2.3
`bind-utils` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 32:9.7.3-8.P3.el6_2.3	32:9.7.3-8.P3.el6_2.3
`bind-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 32:9.7.3-8.P3.el6_2.3	32:9.7.3-8.P3.el6_2.3
`bind-sdb` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 32:9.7.3-8.P3.el6_2.3	32:9.7.3-8.P3.el6_2.3
`bind97` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 32:9.7.0-10.P2.el5_8.1	32:9.7.0-10.P2.el5_8.1
`bind97-chroot` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 32:9.7.0-10.P2.el5_8.1	32:9.7.0-10.P2.el5_8.1
`bind97-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 32:9.7.0-10.P2.el5_8.1	32:9.7.0-10.P2.el5_8.1
`bind97-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 32:9.7.0-10.P2.el5_8.1	32:9.7.0-10.P2.el5_8.1
`bind97-libs` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 32:9.7.0-10.P2.el5_8.1	32:9.7.0-10.P2.el5_8.1
`bind97-utils` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 32:9.7.0-10.P2.el5_8.1	32:9.7.0-10.P2.el5_8.1
`bind97` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 32:9.7.0-10.P2.el5_8.1	32:9.7.0-10.P2.el5_8.1
`bind97-chroot` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 32:9.7.0-10.P2.el5_8.1	32:9.7.0-10.P2.el5_8.1
`bind97-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 32:9.7.0-10.P2.el5_8.1	32:9.7.0-10.P2.el5_8.1
`bind97-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 32:9.7.0-10.P2.el5_8.1	32:9.7.0-10.P2.el5_8.1
`bind97-libs` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 32:9.7.0-10.P2.el5_8.1	32:9.7.0-10.P2.el5_8.1
`bind97-utils` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 32:9.7.0-10.P2.el5_8.1	32:9.7.0-10.P2.el5_8.1
`bind` Red Hat:rhel_els:4::as	before 20:9.2.4-39.el4	20:9.2.4-39.el4
`bind-chroot` Red Hat:rhel_els:4::as	before 20:9.2.4-39.el4	20:9.2.4-39.el4
`bind-debuginfo` Red Hat:rhel_els:4::as	before 20:9.2.4-39.el4	20:9.2.4-39.el4
`bind-devel` Red Hat:rhel_els:4::as	before 20:9.2.4-39.el4	20:9.2.4-39.el4
`bind-libs` Red Hat:rhel_els:4::as	before 20:9.2.4-39.el4	20:9.2.4-39.el4
`bind-utils` Red Hat:rhel_els:4::as	before 20:9.2.4-39.el4	20:9.2.4-39.el4
`bind` Red Hat:rhel_els:4::es	before 20:9.2.4-39.el4	20:9.2.4-39.el4
`bind-chroot` Red Hat:rhel_els:4::es	before 20:9.2.4-39.el4	20:9.2.4-39.el4
`bind-debuginfo` Red Hat:rhel_els:4::es	before 20:9.2.4-39.el4	20:9.2.4-39.el4
`bind-devel` Red Hat:rhel_els:4::es	before 20:9.2.4-39.el4	20:9.2.4-39.el4
`bind-libs` Red Hat:rhel_els:4::es	before 20:9.2.4-39.el4	20:9.2.4-39.el4
`bind-utils` Red Hat:rhel_els:4::es	before 20:9.2.4-39.el4	20:9.2.4-39.el4
`bind` openSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 37 CVEs	before 9.10.3P4-21.1	9.10.3P4-21.1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2012-1667 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.5) in Isc Bind, published June 5, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 13.3%, the 96th percentile. Fixed in bind9 1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4.1.

References

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