# CVE-2020-8619: A buffer boundary check assertion in rdataset.c can fail incorrectly during zone transfer

- Severity: CVSS 4.9 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-06-17 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- ISC BIND9: 9.11.14 through versions before 9.11.20, 9.16.0 through versions before 9.16.4, 9.11.14-S1 through versions before 9.11.20-S1, 9.14.9 through versions 9.14.12

## Description

In ISC BIND9 versions BIND 9.11.14 -> 9.11.19, BIND 9.14.9 -> 9.14.12, BIND 9.16.0 -> 9.16.3, BIND Supported Preview Edition 9.11.14-S1 -> 9.11.19-S1: Unless a nameserver is providing authoritative service for one or more zones and at least one zone contains an empty non-terminal entry containing an asterisk ("*") character, this defect cannot be encountered. A would-be attacker who is allowed to change zone content could theoretically introduce such a record in order to exploit this condition to cause denial of service, though we consider the use of this vector unlikely because any such attack would require a significant privilege level and be easily traceable.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on ISC BIND9, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://kb.isc.org/docs/cve-2020-8619
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CNFTTYJ5JJJJ6QG3AHXJGDIIEYMDFWFW/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200625-0003/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EIOXMJX4N3LBKC65OXNBE52W4GAS7QEX/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4399-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4752
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00041.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00044.html

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