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CVE-2021-25214

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  • Published2021-04-29
  • Fixed in9.17.12 · 9.16.15 · 9.11.31
  • WeaknessCWE-617

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Description

In BIND 9.8.5 -> 9.8.8, 9.9.3 -> 9.11.29, 9.12.0 -> 9.16.13, and versions BIND 9.9.3-S1 -> 9.11.29-S1 and 9.16.8-S1 -> 9.16.13-S1 of BIND 9 Supported Preview Edition, as well as release versions 9.17.0 -> 9.17.11 of the BIND 9.17 development branch, when a vulnerable version of named receives a malformed IXFR triggering the flaw described above, the named process will terminate due to a failed assertion the next time the transferred secondary zone is refreshed.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2021-04-2901:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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Versions per branch

NVD
Isc bind
BranchAffectedFixed in
9.17≥ 9.17.0, < 9.17.129.17.12
9.x≥ 9.12.0, < 9.16.159.16.15
9.x≥ 9.9.3, < 9.11.319.11.31
9.8≥ 9.8.5, ≤ 9.8.8no fix published
9.9= 9.9.3no fix published
9.9= 9.9.12no fix published
9.9= 9.9.13no fix published
9.10= 9.10.5no fix published
9.10= 9.10.7no fix published
9.11= 9.11.3no fix published
9.11= 9.11.5no fix published
9.11= 9.11.6no fix published
Debian debian linux
BranchAffectedFixed in
9.0= 9.0no fix published
10.0= 10.0no fix published
Fedoraproject fedora
BranchAffectedFixed in
33.x= 33no fix published
34.x= 34no fix published

12 more products in the sources.

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • bindAlmaLinux:8all versions · fixed in 32:9.11.26-6.el8and 14 other packages

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Update Isc bind to 9.17.12 · 9.16.15 · 9.11.31

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • CNACVSS 3.16.5read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 3.16.5read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.04read 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-617read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score6.5 %2026-10-23
  • OSVaffected packages—

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published
2021-04-29
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-25214?

In BIND 9.8.5 -> 9.8.8, 9.9.3 -> 9.11.29, 9.12.0 -> 9.16.13, and versions BIND 9.9.3-S1 -> 9.11.29-S1 and 9.16.8-S1 -> 9.16.13-S1 of BIND 9 Supported Preview Edition, as well as release versions 9.17.0 -> 9.17.11 of the BIND 9.17 development branch, when a vulnerable version of named receives a malformed IXFR triggering the flaw described above, the named process will terminate due to a failed assertion the next time the transferred secondary zone is refreshed.

Is CVE-2021-25214 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2021-25214 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 6.5% on 2026-10-23, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2021-25214?

CVE-2021-25214 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

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