CVE-2026-5950 (GCVE-0-2026-5950)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-20 13:10 – Updated: 2026-05-20 13:38
VLAI?
Title
Unbounded resend loop in BIND 9 resolver
Summary
An unbounded resend loop vulnerability exists in the BIND 9 resolver state machine during bad-server handling, enabling a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause severe resource exhaustion by sending queries that trigger specific retry conditions. This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.18.36 through 9.18.48, 9.20.8 through 9.20.22, 9.21.7 through 9.21.21, 9.18.36-S1 through 9.18.48-S1, and 9.20.9-S1 through 9.20.22-S1.
Severity ?
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CWE
  • CWE-606 - Unchecked Input for Loop Condition
Assigner
isc
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
ISC BIND 9 Affected: 9.18.36 , ≤ 9.18.48 (custom)
Affected: 9.20.8 , ≤ 9.20.22 (custom)
Affected: 9.21.7 , ≤ 9.21.21 (custom)
Affected: 9.18.36-S1 , ≤ 9.18.48-S1 (custom)
Affected: 9.20.9-S1 , ≤ 9.20.22-S1 (custom)
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Date Public ?
2026-05-20 00:00
Credits
ISC would like to thank Billy Baraja (BielraX) for bringing this vulnerability to our attention.
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