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CVE-2012-5689


ISC BIND 9.8.x through 9.8.4-P1 and 9.9.x through 9.9.2-P1, in certain configurations involving DNS64 with a Response Policy Zone that lacks an AAAA rewrite rule, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and named daemon exit) via a query for an AAAA record.


Security Impact Summary

CVE-2012-5689 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 8 products from isc, from redhat, from redhat and 5 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2013, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.


Published

2013-01-25T12:00:46.087

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.1 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-20

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application isc bind 9.9.0 Yes
Application isc bind 9.9.0 Yes
Application isc bind 9.9.0 Yes
Application isc bind 9.9.0 Yes
Application isc bind 9.9.0 Yes
Application isc bind 9.9.0 Yes
Application isc bind 9.9.0 Yes
Application isc bind 9.9.0 Yes
Application isc bind 9.9.0 Yes
Application isc bind 9.9.0 Yes
Application isc bind 9.9.1 Yes
Application isc bind 9.9.1 Yes
Application isc bind 9.9.1 Yes
Application isc bind 9.9.2 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_desktop 6.0 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_hpc_node 6.0 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_server 6.0 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_server_aus 6.4 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_server_eus 6.4.z Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_workstation 6.0 Yes
Application isc bind 9.8.0 Yes
Application isc bind 9.8.0 Yes
Application isc bind 9.8.0 Yes
Application isc bind 9.8.0 Yes
Application isc bind 9.8.0 Yes
Application isc bind 9.8.0 Yes
Application isc bind 9.8.0 Yes
Application isc bind 9.8.1 Yes
Application isc bind 9.8.1 Yes
Application isc bind 9.8.1 Yes
Application isc bind 9.8.1 Yes
Application isc bind 9.8.1 Yes
Application isc bind 9.8.1 Yes
Application isc bind 9.8.2 Yes
Application isc bind 9.8.2 Yes
Application isc bind 9.8.2 Yes
Application isc bind 9.8.3 Yes
Application isc bind 9.8.3 Yes
Application isc bind 9.8.3 Yes
Application isc bind 9.8.4 Yes
Operating System canonical ubuntu_linux 12.04 Yes
Operating System canonical ubuntu_linux 14.04 Yes
Operating System canonical ubuntu_linux 15.04 Yes

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For isc's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.