7.5
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2025-8677
Resource exhaustion via malformed DNSKEY handling
Description

Querying for records within a specially crafted zone containing certain malformed DNSKEY records can lead to CPU exhaustion. This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.18.0 through 9.18.39, 9.20.0 through 9.20.13, 9.21.0 through 9.21.12, 9.18.11-S1 through 9.18.39-S1, and 9.20.9-S1 through 9.20.13-S1.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 22, 2025, 4:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 22, 2025, 9:12 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-8677 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Isc bind
CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
Update BIND 9 to a patched version to prevent DNSSEC processing CPU exhaustion.
  • Update BIND 9 to a fixed version.
  • Apply the latest security patches for BIND 9.
  • Restart the BIND 9 service after updates.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://kb.isc.org/docs/cve-2025-8677
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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2025-8677 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • CybersecurityNews
Multiple BIND 9 DNS Vulnerabilities Enable Cache Poisoning and Denial of Service Attacks

The Internet Systems Consortium (ISC) disclosed three high-severity vulnerabilities in BIND 9 on October 22, 2025, potentially allowing remote attackers to conduct cache poisoning attacks or cause den ... Read more

Published Date: Oct 23, 2025 (1 day, 16 hours ago)
  • Daily CyberSecurity
ISC Patches Multiple High-Severity BIND Vulnerabilities Enabling Cache Poisoning and Denial of Service Attacks

The Internet Systems Consortium (ISC) has issued patches for three high-severity vulnerabilities impacting the BIND 9 DNS server, including two that could enable cache poisoning attacks (CVE-2025-4077 ... Read more

Published Date: Oct 23, 2025 (1 day, 20 hours ago)

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2025-8677 vulnerability over time.

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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Oct. 22, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Querying for records within a specially crafted zone containing certain malformed DNSKEY records can lead to CPU exhaustion. This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.18.0 through 9.18.39, 9.20.0 through 9.20.13, 9.21.0 through 9.21.12, 9.18.11-S1 through 9.18.39-S1, and 9.20.9-S1 through 9.20.13-S1.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-405
    Added Reference https://kb.isc.org/docs/cve-2025-8677
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.5
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