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CVE-2012-3817

ISC BIND 9.4.x, 9.5.x, 9.6.x, and 9.7.x before 9.7.6-P2; 9.8.x before 9.8.3-P2; 9.9.x before 9.9...

7.8 HighFix available

ISC BIND 9.4.x, 9.5.x, 9.6.x, and 9.7.x before 9.7.6-P2; 9.8.x before 9.8.3-P2; 9.9.x before 9.9.1-P2; and 9.6-ESV before 9.6-ESV-R7-P2, when DNSSEC validation is enabled, does not properly initialize the failing-query cache, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) by sending many queries.

Exploit likelihood

23.7%Up 19.0 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

ISC BIND 9.4.x, 9.5.x, 9.6.x, and 9.7.x before 9.7.6-P2; 9.8.x before 9.8.3-P2; 9.9.x before 9.9.1-P2; and 9.6-ESV before 9.6-ESV-R7-P2, when DNSSEC validation is enabled, does not properly initialize the failing-query cache, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) by sending many queries.

Record
CVE-2012-3817
CVSS 2.0
7.8 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

ISC BIND 9.4.x, 9.5.x, 9.6.x, and 9.7.x before 9.7.6-P2; 9.8.x before 9.8.3-P2; 9.9.x before 9.9.1-P2; and 9.6-ESV before 9.6-ESV-R7-P2, when DNSSEC validation is enabled, does not properly initialize the failing-query cache, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) by sending many queries.

Record
CVE-2012-3817
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-3764 No score

ISC BIND 9.4.x, 9.5.x, 9.6.x, and 9.7.x before 9.7.6-P2; 9.8.x before 9.8.3-P2; 9.9.x before 9.9.1-P2; and 9.6-ESV before 9.6-ESV-R7-P2, when DNSSEC validation is enabled, does not properly initialize the failing-query cache, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) by sending many queries.

Record
EUVD-2012-3764
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p54h-xvx8-c742 No score

ISC BIND 9.4.x, 9.5.x, 9.6.x, and 9.7.x before 9.7.6-P2; 9.8.x before 9.8.3-P2; 9.9.x before 9.9...

ISC BIND 9.4.x, 9.5.x, 9.6.x, and 9.7.x before 9.7.6-P2; 9.8.x before 9.8.3-P2; 9.9.x before 9.9.1-P2; and 9.6-ESV before 9.6-ESV-R7-P2, when DNSSEC validation is enabled, does not properly initialize the failing-query cache, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) by sending many queries.

Record
GHSA-p54h-xvx8-c742
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

ISC BIND 9.4.x, 9.5.x, 9.6.x, and 9.7.x before 9.7.6-P2; 9.8.x before 9.8.3-P2; 9.9.x before 9.9.1-P2; and 9.6-ESV before 9.6-ESV-R7-P2, when DNSSEC validation is enabled, does not properly initialize the failing-query cache, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) by sending many queries.

Record
CVE-2012-3817
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2012-3817 No score

ISC BIND 9.4.x, 9.5.x, 9.6.x, and 9.7.x before 9.7.6-P2; 9.8.x before 9.8.3-P2; 9.9.x before 9.9.1-P2; and 9.6-ESV before 9.6-ESV-R7-P2, when DNSSEC validation is enabled, does not properly initialize the failing-query cache, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) by sending many queries.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2012-3817
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

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
bind9
Debian:12
 before 1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4.2
1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4.2
bind9
Debian:13
 before 1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4.2
1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4.2
bind9
Debian:14
 before 1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4.2
1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4.2
bind9
Debian:6.0
 before 1:9.7.3.dfsg-1~squeeze6, 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+1
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1:9.7.3.dfsg-1~squeeze31:9.7.3.dfsg-1~squeeze3~bpo50+11:9.7.3.dfsg-1~squeeze41:9.7.3.dfsg-1~squeeze5
1:9.7.3.dfsg-1~squeeze6
bind97
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
 before 32:9.7.0-10.P2.el5_8.2
32:9.7.0-10.P2.el5_8.2
bind97-chroot
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
 before 32:9.7.0-10.P2.el5_8.2
32:9.7.0-10.P2.el5_8.2
bind97-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
 before 32:9.7.0-10.P2.el5_8.2
32:9.7.0-10.P2.el5_8.2
bind97-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
 before 32:9.7.0-10.P2.el5_8.2
32:9.7.0-10.P2.el5_8.2
bind97-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
 before 32:9.7.0-10.P2.el5_8.2
32:9.7.0-10.P2.el5_8.2
bind97-utils
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
 before 32:9.7.0-10.P2.el5_8.2
32:9.7.0-10.P2.el5_8.2
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
bind97
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 32:9.7.0-10.P2.el5_8.2
32:9.7.0-10.P2.el5_8.2
bind97-chroot
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 32:9.7.0-10.P2.el5_8.2
32:9.7.0-10.P2.el5_8.2
bind97-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 32:9.7.0-10.P2.el5_8.2
32:9.7.0-10.P2.el5_8.2
bind97-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 32:9.7.0-10.P2.el5_8.2
32:9.7.0-10.P2.el5_8.2
bind97-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 32:9.7.0-10.P2.el5_8.2
32:9.7.0-10.P2.el5_8.2
bind97-utils
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 32:9.7.0-10.P2.el5_8.2
32:9.7.0-10.P2.el5_8.2
bind
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 30:9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2
30:9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2
bind-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 30:9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2
30:9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2
bind-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 30:9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2
30:9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2
bind-sdb
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 30:9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2
30:9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2
bind-utils
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 30:9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2
30:9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2
bind
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
 before 30:9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2
30:9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2
bind-chroot
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
 before 30:9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2
30:9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2
bind-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
 before 30:9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2
30:9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2
bind-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
 before 30:9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2
30:9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2
bind-libbind-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
 before 30:9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2
30:9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2
caching-nameserver
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
 before 30:9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2
30:9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2
bind
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 30:9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2
30:9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2
bind-chroot
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 30:9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2
30:9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2
bind-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 30:9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2
30:9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2
bind-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 30:9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2
30:9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2
bind-libbind-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 30:9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2
30:9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2
bind-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 30:9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2
30:9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2
bind-sdb
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 30:9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2
30:9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2
bind-utils
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 30:9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2
30:9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2
caching-nameserver
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 30:9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2
30:9.3.6-20.P1.el5_8.2
bind
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2
32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2
bind-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2
32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2
bind-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2
32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2
bind-utils
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2
32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2
bind-chroot
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2
32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2
bind-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2
32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2
bind-sdb
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2
32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2
bind
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
 before 32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2
32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2
bind-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
 before 32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2
32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2
bind-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
 before 32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2
32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2
bind-utils
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
 before 32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2
32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2
bind-chroot
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
 before 32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2
32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2
bind-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
 before 32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2
32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2
bind-sdb
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
 before 32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2
32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2
bind
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2
32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2
bind-chroot
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2
32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2
bind-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2
32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2
bind-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2
32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2
bind-utils
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2
32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2
bind-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2
32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2
bind-sdb
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2
32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2
bind
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2
32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2
bind-chroot
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2
32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2
bind-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2
32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2
bind-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2
32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2
bind-utils
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2
32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2
bind-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2
32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2
bind-sdb
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2
32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.2
bind
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
 before 9.10.3P4-21.1
9.10.3P4-21.1

History

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

In short

CVE-2012-3817 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Isc Bind, published July 25, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 23.7%, the 97th percentile. Fixed in bind9 1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4.2.

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