CVE-2025-13878
published 2026-01-21CVE-2025-13878: 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…
PriorityP352high7.5CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
8.36%
94.6th percentile
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.
Affected
14 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bind9 | < bind9 1:9.18.44-1~deb12u1 (bookworm) | bind9 1:9.18.44-1~deb12u1 (bookworm) |
| isc | bind | >= 0 < 9.18.44-r0 | 9.18.44-r0 |
| isc | bind | >= 0 < 9.18.44-r0 | 9.18.44-r0 |
| isc | bind | >= 0 < 9.18.44-r0 | 9.18.44-r0 |
| isc | bind | >= 0 < 9.20.18-r0 | 9.20.18-r0 |
| isc | bind | >= 0 < 9.20.18-r0 | 9.20.18-r0 |
| isc | bind9 | >= 0 < 1:9.18.44-1~deb12u1 | 1:9.18.44-1~deb12u1 |
| isc | bind9 | >= 0 < 1:9.20.18-1~deb13u1 | 1:9.20.18-1~deb13u1 |
| isc | bind9 | >= 0 < 1:9.20.18-1 | 1:9.20.18-1 |
| isc | bind_9 | 9.18.40 – 9.18.43 | — |
| isc | bind_9 | 9.18.40-S1 – 9.18.43-S1 | — |
| isc | bind_9 | 9.20.13 – 9.20.17 | — |
| isc | bind_9 | 9.20.13-S1 – 9.20.17-S1 | — |
| isc | bind_9 | 9.21.12 – 9.21.16 | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.17.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
osv7.5HIGH
vendor_debian7.5HIGH
vendor_redhat7.5HIGH
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GHSA
GHSA-p5qx-fwf5-q388: Malformed BRID/HHIT records can cause `named` to terminate unexpectedly
ghsa_unreviewed·2026-01-21
CVE-2025-13878 [HIGH] CWE-617 GHSA-p5qx-fwf5-q388: Malformed BRID/HHIT records can cause `named` to terminate unexpectedly
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.
OSV
CVE-2025-13878: Malformed BRID/HHIT records can cause `named` to terminate unexpectedly
osv·2026-01-21·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2025-13878 [HIGH] CVE-2025-13878: Malformed BRID/HHIT records can cause `named` to terminate unexpectedly
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.
OSV
CVE-2025-13878: Malformed BRID/HHIT records can cause `named` to terminate unexpectedly
osv·2026-01-21·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2025-13878 [HIGH] CVE-2025-13878: Malformed BRID/HHIT records can cause `named` to terminate unexpectedly
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.
Red Hat
bind: bind: Denial of Service via corrupt or malicious record
vendor_redhat·2026-01-21·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2025-13878 [HIGH] CWE-1286 bind: bind: Denial of Service via corrupt or malicious record
bind: bind: Denial of Service via corrupt or malicious record
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.
A flaw was found in bind. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request that results in a corrupt or malicious record, causing the 'named' service to crash. This vulnerability leads to a Denial of Service (DoS) for authoritative servers and resolvers.
Statement: This vulnerability is rated Important for Red Hat products as it affects the BIND DNS server (named). An attacker can cause the named service to crash by sending a specially crafted request, impacting both authorit
Debian
CVE-2025-13878: bind9 - Malformed BRID/HHIT records can cause `named` to terminate unexpectedly. This is...
vendor_debian·2025·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2025-13878 [HIGH] CVE-2025-13878: bind9 - Malformed BRID/HHIT records can cause `named` to terminate unexpectedly. This is...
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.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 1:9.18.44-1~deb12u1)
bullseye: resolved
forky: resolved (fixed in 1:9.20.18-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 1:9.20.18-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 1:9.20.18-1~deb13u1)
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Wiz
CVE-2025-13878 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz
blogs_wiz·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2025-13878 [HIGH] CVE-2025-13878 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz
## CVE-2025-13878 :
CBL Mariner vulnerability analysis and mitigation
named
Source : NVD
## 7.5
Score
Published January 21, 2026
Severity HIGH
CNA Score 7.5
Affected Technologies
CBL Mariner
MinimOS
Has Public Exploit No
Has CISA KEV Exploit No
CISA KEV Release Date N/A
CISA KEV Due Date N/A
Exploitation Probability Percentile (EPSS) 12.9
Exploitation Probability (EPSS) N/A
Affected packages and libraries
bind9-next-libs
bind-debuginfo
Sources
NVD
Alpine 3.19, 3.20, 3.21, 3.22 Severity HIGH Has Fix Added at: Jan 23, 2026
Alpine 3.23, edge Severity HIGH Has Fix Added at: Jan 22, 2026
CBL-Mariner 3.0 Severity HIGH Has Fix Added at: Feb 12, 2026
Debian 11 Severity HIGH No Fix Added at: Jan 22, 2026
Debian 12, 13, 14 Severity HIGH Has Fix Added at: Jan 22, 2026
Ec
Bugzilla
CVE-2025-13878 bind: bind: Denial of Service via corrupt or malicious record
bugzilla·2026-01-21·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2025-13878 [HIGH] CVE-2025-13878 bind: bind: Denial of Service via corrupt or malicious record
CVE-2025-13878 bind: bind: Denial of Service via corrupt or malicious record
An attacker can cause named to crash by sending a request that results in a corrupt or malicious record.
- Authoritative servers are affected by this vulnerability.
- Resolvers are affected by this vulnerability.
https://downloads.isc.org/isc/bind9/9.18.44https://downloads.isc.org/isc/bind9/9.20.18https://downloads.isc.org/isc/bind9/9.21.17https://kb.isc.org/docs/cve-2025-13878http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/01/21/3https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6935https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-13878https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2431600https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2025/cve-2025-13878.json
2026-01-21
Published