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Vulnerability record · CVE-2009-0696 · published 29 July 2009

CVE-2009-0696: Isc bind vulnerability

Isc · Bind

The dns_db_findrdataset function in db.c in named in ISC BIND 9.4 before 9.4.3-P3, 9.5 before 9.5.1-P3, and 9.6 before 9.6.1-P1, when configured as a master server, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) via an ANY record in the prerequisite section of a crafted dynamic update message.

4.3 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 13% · top 3.9% CWE-16 · CWE-16
4.3CVSS 2.0 base score
13%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
74References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The dns_db_findrdataset function in db.c in named in ISC BIND 9.4 before 9.4.3-P3, 9.5 before 9.5.1-P3, and 9.6 before 9.6.1-P1, when configured as a master server, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) via an ANY record in the prerequisite section of a crafted dynamic update message.

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2009-013.txt.asc
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/unixware7/714/security/p535243_uw7/p535243b.txt
http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/bind_advisory.asc
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=538975
http://secunia.com/advisories/36035
http://secunia.com/advisories/36038
http://secunia.com/advisories/36050
http://secunia.com/advisories/36053
http://secunia.com/advisories/36056
http://secunia.com/advisories/36063
http://secunia.com/advisories/36086
http://secunia.com/advisories/36098
http://secunia.com/advisories/36192
http://secunia.com/advisories/37471
http://secunia.com/advisories/39334
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-264828-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1020788.1-1
http://up2date.astaro.com/2009/08/up2date_7505_released.html
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0113
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/725188 US Government Resource
http://www.openbsd.org/errata44.html#014_bind
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/505403/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022613
http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.561499
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-808-1
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2036
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2088
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2171
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2247
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10414
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12245
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7806
https://www.isc.org/node/474 PatchVendor Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01265.html
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2009-013.txt.asc
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/unixware7/714/security/p535243_uw7/p535243b.txt
http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/bind_advisory.asc

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2009-0696), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.