Is CVE-2020-8620 actively exploited?

CVE-2020-8620 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2024-11-21.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-8620?

CVE-2020-8620 has a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2020-8620?

Patch guidance is available from isc security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2020-8620.

Which products are affected by CVE-2020-8620?

12 products: isc bind, isc bind, isc bind, isc bind, isc bind, and 7 more.

Fix CVE-2020-8620 - HIGH isc bind

Description

In BIND 9.15.6 -> 9.16.5, 9.17.0 -> 9.17.3, An attacker who can establish a TCP connection with the server and send data on that connection can exploit this to trigger the assertion failure, causing the server to exit.

CVSS Metrics

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

Metadata

Primary Vendor: ISC
Published: 8/21/2020
Last Modified: 11/21/2024
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

isc : bindisc : bindisc : bindisc : bindisc : bindisc : bindopensuse : leapopensuse : leapnetapp : steelstore_cloud_integrated_storagecanonical : ubuntu_linuxcanonical : ubuntu_linuxcanonical : ubuntu_linux

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD