Is CVE-2020-8618 actively exploited?

CVE-2020-8618 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2024-11-21.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-8618?

CVE-2020-8618 has a CVSS score of 4.9 (MEDIUM severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2020-8618?

Patch guidance is available from isc security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2020-8618.

CVE-2020-8618 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2020-8618?

5 products: isc bind, opensuse leap, opensuse leap, netapp steelstore cloud integrated storage, canonical ubuntu linux.

Description

An attacker who is permitted to send zone data to a server via zone transfer can exploit this to intentionally trigger the assertion failure with a specially constructed zone, denying service to clients.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: high
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: none
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-617

Metadata

Primary Vendor: ISC
Published: 6/17/2020
Last Modified: 11/21/2024
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

isc : bindopensuse : leapopensuse : leapnetapp : steelstore_cloud_integrated_storagecanonical : ubuntu_linux

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD