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CVE-2025-40775
published 2025-05-21

CVE-2025-40775: When an incoming DNS protocol message includes a Transaction Signature (TSIG), BIND always checks it. If the TSIG contains an invalid value in the algorithm…

high7.5CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUINSUCNINAH
When an incoming DNS protocol message includes a Transaction Signature (TSIG), BIND always checks it. If the TSIG contains an invalid value in the algorithm field, BIND immediately aborts with an assertion failure. This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.20.0 through 9.20.8 and 9.21.0 through 9.21.7.

Affected

13 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
debianbind9< bind9 1:9.20.9-1 (forky)bind9 1:9.20.9-1 (forky)
iscbind>= 0 < 9.18.37-r09.18.37-r0
iscbind>= 0 < 9.18.37-r09.18.37-r0
iscbind>= 0 < 9.18.37-r09.18.37-r0
iscbind>= 0 < 9.18.37-r09.18.37-r0
iscbind>= 0 < 9.20.9-r09.20.9-r0
iscbind>= 0 < 9.20.9-r09.20.9-r0
iscbind9>= 0 < 1:9.20.9-11:9.20.9-1
iscbind9>= 0 < 1:9.20.9-11:9.20.9-1
iscbind_99.20.0 – 9.20.8
iscbind_99.21.0 – 9.21.7
msrcazl3_bind_9.20.5-4_on_azure_linux_3.0
msrcazl3_bind_9.20.9-1_on_azure_linux_3.0

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