UBUNTU-CVE-2014-8500

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-8500
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2014/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-8500.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-8500
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Published
2014-12-09T00:00:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:43:15Z
Severity
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

ISC BIND 9.0.x through 9.8.x, 9.9.0 through 9.9.6, and 9.10.0 through 9.10.1 does not limit delegation chaining, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and named crash) via a large or infinite number of referrals.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / bind9

Package

Name
bind9
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/bind9@1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

1:9.*

1:9.9.3.dfsg.P2-4ubuntu1
1:9.9.3.dfsg.P2-4ubuntu2
1:9.9.3.dfsg.P2-4ubuntu3
1:9.9.5.dfsg-2
1:9.9.5.dfsg-3

Ecosystem specific 

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            "binary_name": "bind9"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "bind9-host"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "bind9utils"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "dnsutils"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "host"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libbind-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libbind9-90"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libdns100"
        },
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            "binary_version": "1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libisc95"
        },
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            "binary_name": "libisccc90"
        },
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            "binary_name": "libisccfg90"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "liblwres90"
        },
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            "binary_version": "1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "lwresd"
        }
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    "availability": "No subscription required"
}