CVE-2025-13878
Malformed BRID/HHIT records can cause named to terminate unexpectedly
HIGH 7.5
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 9.42 % · percentile 95 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- isc
- NVD status
- Deferred
Description
Malformed BRID/HHIT records can cause `named` to terminate unexpectedly. This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.18.40 through 9.18.43, 9.20.13 through 9.20.17, 9.21.12 through 9.21.16, 9.18.40-S1 through 9.18.43-S1, and 9.20.13-S1 through 9.20.17-S1.
Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- https://kb.isc.org/docs/cve-2025-13878
- https://downloads.isc.org/isc/bind9/9.18.44
- https://downloads.isc.org/isc/bind9/9.20.18
- https://downloads.isc.org/isc/bind9/9.21.17
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/01/21/3
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-13878
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2431600
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2025/cve-2025-13878.json
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6935
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | isc |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | redhat-SADP |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | NVD · security-officer@isc.org (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | NVD · 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c (Secondary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-3599
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2025-13878
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| ISC · BIND 9 | affected 9.18.40 ≤ 9.18.43 ; affected 9.20.13 ≤ 9.20.17 ; affected 9.21.12 ≤ 9.21.16 ; affected 9.18.40-S1 ≤ 9.18.43-S1 ; affected 9.20.13-S1 ≤ 9.20.17-S1 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |