CVE-2012-5688

ISC BIND 9.8.x before 9.8.4-P1 and 9.9.x before 9.9.2-P1, when DNS64 is enabled, allows remote...

7.8 HighFix available

ISC BIND 9.8.x before 9.8.4-P1 and 9.9.x before 9.9.2-P1, when DNS64 is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) via a crafted query.

Exploit likelihood

10.9%Up 8.8 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

ISC BIND 9.8.x before 9.8.4-P1 and 9.9.x before 9.9.2-P1, when DNS64 is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) via a crafted query.

Record: CVE-2012-5688
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 9.8.x before 9.8.4-P1 and 9.9.x before 9.9.2-P1, when DNS64 is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) via a crafted query.

Record: CVE-2012-5688
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2012-5571 No score

ISC BIND 9.8.x before 9.8.4-P1 and 9.9.x before 9.9.2-P1, when DNS64 is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) via a crafted query.

Record: EUVD-2012-5571
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vf43-m8wx-8xfh No score

ISC BIND 9.8.x before 9.8.4-P1 and 9.9.x before 9.9.2-P1, when DNS64 is enabled, allows remote...

ISC BIND 9.8.x before 9.8.4-P1 and 9.9.x before 9.9.2-P1, when DNS64 is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) via a crafted query.

Record: GHSA-vf43-m8wx-8xfh
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

ISC BIND 9.8.x before 9.8.4-P1 and 9.9.x before 9.9.2-P1, when DNS64 is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) via a crafted query.

Record: CVE-2012-5688
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2012-5688 No score

ISC BIND 9.8.x before 9.8.4-P1 and 9.9.x before 9.9.2-P1, when DNS64 is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) via a crafted query.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2012-5688
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

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`bind9` Debian:12	before 1:9.8.4.dfsg.P1-1	1:9.8.4.dfsg.P1-1
`bind9` Debian:13	before 1:9.8.4.dfsg.P1-1	1:9.8.4.dfsg.P1-1
`bind9` Debian:14	before 1:9.8.4.dfsg.P1-1	1:9.8.4.dfsg.P1-1
`bind` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	before 32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.6	32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.6
`bind-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	before 32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.6	32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.6
`bind-libs` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	before 32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.6	32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.6
`bind-utils` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	before 32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.6	32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.6
`bind-chroot` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	before 32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.6	32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.6
`bind-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	before 32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.6	32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.6
`bind-sdb` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	before 32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.6	32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.6

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Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`bind` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode	before 32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.6	32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.6
`bind-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode	before 32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.6	32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.6
`bind-libs` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode	before 32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.6	32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.6
`bind-utils` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode	before 32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.6	32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.6
`bind-chroot` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode	before 32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.6	32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.6
`bind-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode	before 32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.6	32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.6
`bind-sdb` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode	before 32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.6	32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.6
`bind` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	before 32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.6	32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.6
`bind-chroot` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	before 32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.6	32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.6
`bind-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	before 32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.6	32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.6
`bind-libs` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	before 32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.6	32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.6
`bind-utils` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	before 32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.6	32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.6
`bind-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	before 32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.6	32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.6
`bind-sdb` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	before 32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.6	32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.6
`bind` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation	before 32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.6	32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.6
`bind-chroot` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation	before 32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.6	32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.6
`bind-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation	before 32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.6	32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.6
`bind-libs` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation	before 32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.6	32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.6
`bind-utils` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation	before 32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.6	32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.6
`bind-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation	before 32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.6	32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.6
`bind-sdb` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation	before 32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.6	32:9.8.2-0.10.rc1.el6_3.6
`bind` openSUSE:Tumbleweed	before 9.10.3P4-21.1	9.10.3P4-21.1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
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-2012-5688 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Isc Bind, published December 6, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 10.9%, the 95th percentile. Fixed in bind9 1:9.8.4.dfsg.P1-1.

References

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