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CVE-2014-0591
The query_findclosestnsec3 function in query.c in named in ISC BIND 9.6, 9.7, and 9.8 before 9.8.6-P2 and 9.9 before 9.9.4-P2, and 9.6-ESV…
- 2.6LowCVSS base score
- 32.7%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 1.6% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
The query_findclosestnsec3 function in query.c in named in ISC BIND 9.6, 9.7, and 9.8 before 9.8.6-P2 and 9.9 before 9.9.4-P2, and 9.6-ESV before 9.6-ESV-R10-P2, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (INSIST assertion failure and daemon exit) via a crafted DNS query to an authoritative nameserver that uses the NSEC3 signing feature.
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 18 days later
· 18 days later
Published
- 11 years later
· 11 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low2.6 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 32.7% · top 1.6% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.6.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
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- 1029589 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- RHSA-2014:0043 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1051717 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- DSA-3023 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- MDVSA-2014:002 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2014-10-16-3 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- 56574 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2014:0199 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 56522 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2014-0858 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-1244 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 56442 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- SSA:2014-028-01 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SLACKWAREx_transferred
- 61199 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- SUSE-SU-2015:0480 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- HPSBUX02961 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
- 56427 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 56871 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- SSA:2014-175-01 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SLACKWAREx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2014:0202 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 56425 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01085 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT6536 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 56493 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2014-0811 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- FreeBSD-SA-14:04 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSDx_transferred
- 101973 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01078 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 61343 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 61117 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 64801 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- USN-2081-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2014-0622 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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