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Vulnerability record · CVE-2015-4620 · published 8 July 2015

CVE-2015-4620: Isc bind vulnerability

Isc · Bind

name.c in named in ISC BIND 9.7.x through 9.9.x before 9.9.7-P1 and 9.10.x before 9.10.2-P2, when configured as a recursive resolver with DNSSEC validation, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (REQUIRE assertion failure and daemon exit) by constructing crafted zone data and then making a query for a name in that zone.

7.8 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 38% · top 1.5% CWE-17 · CWE-17
7.8CVSS 2.0 base score
38%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
42References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

name.c in named in ISC BIND 9.7.x through 9.9.x before 9.9.7-P1 and 9.10.x before 9.10.2-P2, when configured as a recursive resolver with DNSSEC validation, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (REQUIRE assertion failure and daemon exit) by constructing crafted zone data and then making a query for a name in that zone.

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

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/162040.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/162286.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00013.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00050.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-07/msg00038.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=143740940810833&w=2
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1443.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1471.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3304
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75588
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032799
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2669-1
https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01267 Vendor Advisory
https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01305
https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01306
https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01307
https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01438
https://kb.juniper.net/JSA10783
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10124
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-01
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190903-0003/
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/162040.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-July/162286.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00013.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00050.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-07/msg00038.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=143740940810833&w=2
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1443.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1471.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3304
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75588
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032799
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2669-1
https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01267 Vendor Advisory
https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01305
https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01306
https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01307
https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01438
https://kb.juniper.net/JSA10783
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10124

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2015-4620), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.