CVE-2015-8461

Race condition in resolver.c in named in ISC BIND 9.9.8 before 9.9.8-P2 and 9.10.3 before 9.10.3...

7.1 HighFix available

Race condition in resolver.c in named in ISC BIND 9.9.8 before 9.9.8-P2 and 9.10.3 before 9.10.3-P2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (INSIST assertion failure and daemon exit) via unspecified vectors.

Exploit likelihood

5.05%Up 2.0 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.1

Record: CVE-2015-8461
CVSS 2.0: 7.1 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Weakness: CWE-362
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2015-8461
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2015-8343 No score

Record: EUVD-2015-8343
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h967-r8fq-h9x2 No score

Race condition in resolver.c in named in ISC BIND 9.9.8 before 9.9.8-P2 and 9.10.3 before 9.10.3...

Record: GHSA-h967-r8fq-h9x2
Weakness: CWE-362
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10650-1 No score

bind-9.16.20-1.4 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the bind-9.16.20-1.4 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record: openSUSE-SU-2024:10650-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

isc bind

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`bind` openSUSE:Tumbleweed	before 9.16.20-1.4	9.16.20-1.4

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-2015-8461 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Isc Bind, published December 16, 2015. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.05%, the 92nd percentile. Fixed in bind 9.16.20-1.4.

References

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