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Vulnerability record · CVE-2012-1033 · published 8 February 2012

CVE-2012-1033: Isc bind vulnerability

Isc · Bind

The resolver in ISC BIND 9 through 9.8.1-P1 overwrites cached server names and TTL values in NS records during the processing of a response to an A record query, which allows remote attackers to trigger continued resolvability of revoked domain names via a "ghost domain names" attack.

5.0 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 13% · top 3.8%
5.0CVSS 2.0 base score
13%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
22References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The resolver in ISC BIND 9 through 9.8.1-P1 overwrites cached server names and TTL values in NS records during the processing of a response to an A record query, which allows remote attackers to trigger continued resolvability of revoked domain names via a "ghost domain names" attack.

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

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=135638082529878&w=2
http://osvdb.org/78916
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0717.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/47884
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/542123 US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51898
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026647
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73053
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15136456
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15136477
https://www.isc.org/software/bind/advisories/cve-2012-1033 Vendor Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=135638082529878&w=2
http://osvdb.org/78916
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0717.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/47884
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/542123 US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51898
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026647
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73053
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15136456
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15136477
https://www.isc.org/software/bind/advisories/cve-2012-1033 Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2012-1033), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.