CVE-2012-5689
ISC BIND 9.8.x through 9.8.4-P1 and 9.9.x through 9.9.2-P1, in certain configurations involving...
ISC BIND 9.8.x through 9.8.4-P1 and 9.9.x through 9.9.2-P1, in certain configurations involving DNS64 with a Response Policy Zone that lacks an AAAA rewrite rule, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and named daemon exit) via a query for an AAAA record.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
7.1
ISC BIND 9.8.x through 9.8.4-P1 and 9.9.x through 9.9.2-P1, in certain configurations involving DNS64 with a Response Policy Zone that lacks an AAAA rewrite rule, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and named daemon exit) via a query for an AAAA record.
- Record
CVE-2012-5689- CVSS 2.0
- 7.1 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
ISC BIND 9.8.x through 9.8.4-P1 and 9.9.x through 9.9.2-P1, in certain configurations involving DNS64 with a Response Policy Zone that lacks an AAAA rewrite rule, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and named daemon exit) via a query for an AAAA record.
- Record
CVE-2012-5689- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-5572 No score
ISC BIND 9.8.x through 9.8.4-P1 and 9.9.x through 9.9.2-P1, in certain configurations involving DNS64 with a Response Policy Zone that lacks an AAAA rewrite rule, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and named daemon exit) via a query for an AAAA record.
- Record
EUVD-2012-5572- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9253-pf7v-j2vx No score
ISC BIND 9.8.x through 9.8.4-P1 and 9.9.x through 9.9.2-P1, in certain configurations involving...
ISC BIND 9.8.x through 9.8.4-P1 and 9.9.x through 9.9.2-P1, in certain configurations involving DNS64 with a Response Policy Zone that lacks an AAAA rewrite rule, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and named daemon exit) via a query for an AAAA record.
- Record
GHSA-9253-pf7v-j2vx- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
ISC BIND 9.8.x through 9.8.4-P1 and 9.9.x through 9.9.2-P1, in certain configurations involving DNS64 with a Response Policy Zone that lacks an AAAA rewrite rule, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and named daemon exit) via a query for an AAAA record.
- Record
CVE-2012-5689- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2012-5689 No score
ISC BIND 9.8.x through 9.8.4-P1 and 9.9.x through 9.9.2-P1, in certain configurations involving DNS64 with a Response Policy Zone that lacks an AAAA rewrite rule, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and named daemon exit) via a query for an AAAA record.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2012-5689- 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
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2012-5689 No score
ISC BIND 9.8.x through 9.8.4-P1 and 9.9.x through 9.9.2-P1, in certain configurations involving DNS64 with a Response Policy Zone that lacks an AAAA rewrite rule, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and named daemon exit) via a query for an AAAA record.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2012-5689- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUSN-2693-1 No score
bind9 vulnerabilities
Jonathan Foote discovered that Bind incorrectly handled certain TKEY queries. A remote attacker could use this issue with a specially crafted packet to cause Bind to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2015-5477)
Pories Ediansyah discovered that Bind incorrectly handled certain configurations involving DNS64. A remote attacker could use this issue with a specially crafted query to cause Bind to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. (CVE-2012-5689)
- Record
USN-2693-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
bind9Debian:12 |
before 1:9.8.4.dfsg.P1-6+nmu1 | 1:9.8.4.dfsg.P1-6+nmu1 |
bind9Debian:13 |
before 1:9.8.4.dfsg.P1-6+nmu1 | 1:9.8.4.dfsg.P1-6+nmu1 |
bind9Debian:14 |
before 1:9.8.4.dfsg.P1-6+nmu1 | 1:9.8.4.dfsg.P1-6+nmu1 |
bindRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client |
before 32:9.8.2-0.17.rc1.el6.3 | 32:9.8.2-0.17.rc1.el6.3 |
bind-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client |
before 32:9.8.2-0.17.rc1.el6.3 | 32:9.8.2-0.17.rc1.el6.3 |
bind-libsRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client |
before 32:9.8.2-0.17.rc1.el6.3 | 32:9.8.2-0.17.rc1.el6.3 |
bind-utilsRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client |
before 32:9.8.2-0.17.rc1.el6.3 | 32:9.8.2-0.17.rc1.el6.3 |
bind-chrootRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client |
before 32:9.8.2-0.17.rc1.el6.3 | 32:9.8.2-0.17.rc1.el6.3 |
bind-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client |
before 32:9.8.2-0.17.rc1.el6.3 | 32:9.8.2-0.17.rc1.el6.3 |
bind-sdbRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client |
before 32:9.8.2-0.17.rc1.el6.3 | 32:9.8.2-0.17.rc1.el6.3 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
bindRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode |
before 32:9.8.2-0.17.rc1.el6.3 | 32:9.8.2-0.17.rc1.el6.3 |
bind-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode |
before 32:9.8.2-0.17.rc1.el6.3 | 32:9.8.2-0.17.rc1.el6.3 |
bind-libsRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode |
before 32:9.8.2-0.17.rc1.el6.3 | 32:9.8.2-0.17.rc1.el6.3 |
bind-utilsRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode |
before 32:9.8.2-0.17.rc1.el6.3 | 32:9.8.2-0.17.rc1.el6.3 |
bind-chrootRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode |
before 32:9.8.2-0.17.rc1.el6.3 | 32:9.8.2-0.17.rc1.el6.3 |
bind-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode |
before 32:9.8.2-0.17.rc1.el6.3 | 32:9.8.2-0.17.rc1.el6.3 |
bind-sdbRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode |
before 32:9.8.2-0.17.rc1.el6.3 | 32:9.8.2-0.17.rc1.el6.3 |
bindRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 32:9.8.2-0.17.rc1.el6.3 | 32:9.8.2-0.17.rc1.el6.3 |
bind-chrootRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 32:9.8.2-0.17.rc1.el6.3 | 32:9.8.2-0.17.rc1.el6.3 |
bind-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 32:9.8.2-0.17.rc1.el6.3 | 32:9.8.2-0.17.rc1.el6.3 |
bind-libsRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 32:9.8.2-0.17.rc1.el6.3 | 32:9.8.2-0.17.rc1.el6.3 |
bind-utilsRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 32:9.8.2-0.17.rc1.el6.3 | 32:9.8.2-0.17.rc1.el6.3 |
bind-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 32:9.8.2-0.17.rc1.el6.3 | 32:9.8.2-0.17.rc1.el6.3 |
bind-sdbRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 32:9.8.2-0.17.rc1.el6.3 | 32:9.8.2-0.17.rc1.el6.3 |
bindRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation |
before 32:9.8.2-0.17.rc1.el6.3 | 32:9.8.2-0.17.rc1.el6.3 |
bind-chrootRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation |
before 32:9.8.2-0.17.rc1.el6.3 | 32:9.8.2-0.17.rc1.el6.3 |
bind-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation |
before 32:9.8.2-0.17.rc1.el6.3 | 32:9.8.2-0.17.rc1.el6.3 |
bind-libsRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation |
before 32:9.8.2-0.17.rc1.el6.3 | 32:9.8.2-0.17.rc1.el6.3 |
bind-utilsRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation |
before 32:9.8.2-0.17.rc1.el6.3 | 32:9.8.2-0.17.rc1.el6.3 |
bind-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation |
before 32:9.8.2-0.17.rc1.el6.3 | 32:9.8.2-0.17.rc1.el6.3 |
bind-sdbRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation |
before 32:9.8.2-0.17.rc1.el6.3 | 32:9.8.2-0.17.rc1.el6.3 |
bind9Ubuntu:14.04:LTS |
before 1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.4, plus listed versions 1:9.9.3.dfsg.P2-4ubuntu11:9.9.3.dfsg.P2-4ubuntu21:9.9.3.dfsg.P2-4ubuntu31:9.9.5.dfsg-21:9.9.5.dfsg-31:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.11:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.21:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.3 |
1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.4 |
bindopenSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 9.10.3P4-21.1 | 9.10.3P4-21.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-5689 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Isc Bind, published January 25, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 12.1%, the 96th percentile. Fixed in bind9 1:9.8.4.dfsg.P1-6+nmu1.
References
kb.isc.org/article/AA-00855
isc.org/software/bind/advisories/cve-2012-5689
ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2693-1
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0550.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5689
github.com/advisories/GHSA-9253-pf7v-j2vx
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security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-5689
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0550
access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=903417
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=906312
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2013/rhsa-2013_0550.json
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5689
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-5689
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-5689
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2693-1
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-5477
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-0696
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-4022
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-3613
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-3614
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-3615
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-0414
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1907
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1910
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2464
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-4313
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-1667
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-3817
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-3868
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-4244
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5166
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5688
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5689
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-2266
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4854
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0591
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3214
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3859
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8500
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8680
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-1349
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-4620
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5477
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5722
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5986
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8000
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8704
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8705
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1285
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1286
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2088
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2776
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-8864