/
DirectorySecurity AdvisoriesPricing
Sign In
Security Advisories

CVE-2020-8621

Published

Last updated

NVD

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8621

Severity

Unknown

Description

In BIND 9.14.0 -> 9.16.5, 9.17.0 -> 9.17.3, If a server is configured with both QNAME minimization and 'forward first' then an attacker who can send queries to it may be able to trigger the condition that will cause the server to crash. Servers that 'forward only' are not affected.

References

Affected packages


Safe Source for Open Sourceâ„¢
Media KitContact Us
© 2025 Chainguard. All Rights Reserved.
Private PolicyTerms of Use

Products

Chainguard ContainersChainguard LibrariesChainguard VMs