ID:11411 - Exploit for Reachable assertion in ISC BIND - CVE-2025-40775

 
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ID:11411 - Exploit for Reachable assertion in ISC BIND - CVE-2025-40775

Published: May 23, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU109620
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-40775
CWE-ID: CWE-617
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
ISC BIND

Link to public exploit:


Vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a reachable assertion when handling transaction signature (TSIG) in incoming DNS messages. A remote attacker can send specially crafted DNS messages to the affected server and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.