CVE-2025-13878 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting specific versions of BIND 9 (9.18.40-9.18.43, 9.20.13-9.20.17, 9.21.12-9.21.16, and their S1 variants). Malformed BRID/HHIT records can cause the 'named' daemon to terminate unexpectedly. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), this vulnerability can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, leading to a complete loss of availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are public exploit modules or proof-of-concept code available. However, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness among security researchers.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| ISC | BIND 9 | >= 9.18.40, <= 9.18.43, >= 9.18.40-S1, <= 9.18.43-S1, >= 9.20.13, <= 9.20.17, >= 9.20.13-S1, <= 9.20.17-S1, >= 9.21.12, <= 9.21.16CNA affecteddefault unaffected |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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