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GHSA-P5QX-FWF5-Q388

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-01-21 15:31 – Updated: 2026-01-21 21:30

Details

Malformed BRID/HHIT records can cause named to terminate unexpectedly. This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.18.40 through 9.18.43, 9.20.13 through 9.20.17, 9.21.12 through 9.21.16, 9.18.40-S1 through 9.18.43-S1, and 9.20.13-S1 through 9.20.17-S1.

Severity ?

7.5 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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  "id": "GHSA-p5qx-fwf5-q388",
  "modified": "2026-01-21T21:30:29Z",
  "published": "2026-01-21T15:31:16Z",
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    },
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      "url": "https://downloads.isc.org/isc/bind9/9.20.18"
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CVE-2025-13878 (GCVE-0-2025-13878)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-21 14:43 – Updated: 2026-01-21 18:13

Title

Malformed BRID/HHIT records can cause named to terminate unexpectedly

Summary

Malformed BRID/HHIT records can cause `named` to terminate unexpectedly. This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.18.40 through 9.18.43, 9.20.13 through 9.20.17, 9.21.12 through 9.21.16, 9.18.40-S1 through 9.18.43-S1, and 9.20.13-S1 through 9.20.17-S1.

Severity ?

7.5 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE

CWE-617 - Reachable Assertion

Assigner

isc

References

URL

Tags

	https://kb.isc.org/docs/cve-2025-13878	vendor-advisory
	https://downloads.isc.org/isc/bind9/9.18.44	patch
	https://downloads.isc.org/isc/bind9/9.20.18	patch
	https://downloads.isc.org/isc/bind9/9.21.17	patch

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	ISC	BIND 9	Affected: 9.18.40 , ≤ 9.18.43 (custom) Affected: 9.20.13 , ≤ 9.20.17 (custom) Affected: 9.21.12 , ≤ 9.21.16 (custom) Affected: 9.18.40-S1 , ≤ 9.18.43-S1 (custom) Affected: 9.20.13-S1 , ≤ 9.20.17-S1 (custom)

Credits

ISC would like to thank Vlatko Kosturjak from Marlink Cyber for bringing this vulnerability to our attention.

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Sightings

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Nomenclature

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Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-P5QX-FWF5-Q388

CVE-2025-13878 (GCVE-0-2025-13878)

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