BIND 8.3.x through 8.3.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service…
Priority LOW 35Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
BIND 8.3.x through 8.3.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (termination due to assertion failure) via a request for a subdomain that does not exist, with an OPT resource record with a large UDP payload size.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.096 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 11
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:8.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.3.0 | Vulnerable | ISC |
| cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:8.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.3.1 | Vulnerable | ISC |
| cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:8.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.3.2 | Vulnerable | ISC |
| cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:8.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.3.3 | Vulnerable | ISC |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.4 | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.5 | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.6 | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.7 | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0 | Vulnerable | OpenBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1 | Vulnerable | OpenBSD |
- cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:8.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.3.0 Vulnerable ·ISC
- cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:8.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.3.1 Vulnerable ·ISC
- cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:8.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.3.2 Vulnerable ·ISC
- cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:8.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.3.3 Vulnerable ·ISC
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.4 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.7 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-1220
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cqrp-292w-8w52
References
Patch 2
Sources
- CVE-2002-1220 · CVE Program
- CVE-2002-1220 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cqrp-292w-8w52 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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