Security Advisory

CVE-2020-8621

7.5
HIGH

Vulnerability Description

In BIND 9.14.0 -> 9.16.5, 9.17.0 -> 9.17.3, If a server is configured with both QNAME minimization and 'forward first' then an attacker who can send queries to it may be able to trigger the condition that will cause the server to crash. Servers that 'forward only' are not affected.
Published Date August 21, 2020
Official Source NIST NVD Advisory