{"id":"USN-4399-1","summary":"bind9 vulnerabilities","details":"It was discovered that Bind incorrectly handled large responses during zone\ntransfers. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Bind to\ncrash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2020-8618)\n\nIt was discovered that Bind incorrectly handled certain asterisk characters\nin zone files. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause\nBind to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2020-8619)\n","modified":"2026-02-10T04:41:51Z","published":"2020-06-17T19:26:16Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2020-8618","UBUNTU-CVE-2020-8619"],"upstream":["CVE-2020-8618","CVE-2020-8619","UBUNTU-CVE-2020-8618","UBUNTU-CVE-2020-8619"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4399-1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-8618"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-8619"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"bind9","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:20.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/bind9@1:9.16.1-0ubuntu2.2?arch=source&distro=focal"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1:9.16.1-0ubuntu2.2"}]}],"versions":["1:9.11.5.P4+dfsg-5.1ubuntu2","1:9.11.5.P4+dfsg-5.1ubuntu3","1:9.11.5.P4+dfsg-5.1ubuntu4","1:9.11.5.P4+dfsg-5.1ubuntu5","1:9.11.14+dfsg-1ubuntu1","1:9.11.14+dfsg-3ubuntu1","1:9.16.0-1ubuntu3","1:9.16.0-1ubuntu4","1:9.16.0-1ubuntu5","1:9.16.1-0ubuntu1","1:9.16.1-0ubuntu2","1:9.16.1-0ubuntu2.1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_version":"1:9.16.1-0ubuntu2.2","binary_name":"bind9"},{"binary_version":"1:9.16.1-0ubuntu2.2","binary_name":"bind9-dnsutils"},{"binary_version":"1:9.16.1-0ubuntu2.2","binary_name":"bind9-host"},{"binary_version":"1:9.16.1-0ubuntu2.2","binary_name":"bind9-libs"},{"binary_version":"1:9.16.1-0ubuntu2.2","binary_name":"bind9-utils"},{"binary_version":"1:9.16.1-0ubuntu2.2","binary_name":"bind9utils"},{"binary_version":"1:9.16.1-0ubuntu2.2","binary_name":"dnsutils"}],"availability":"No subscription required"},"database_specific":{"cves_map":{"cves":[{"severity":[{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"medium","type":"Ubuntu"}],"id":"CVE-2020-8618"},{"severity":[{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"medium","type":"Ubuntu"}],"id":"CVE-2020-8619"}],"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:20.04:LTS"},"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4399-1.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3"}