ISC BIND 9.x before 9.7.6-P1, 9.8.x before 9.8.3-P1, 9.9.x before 9.9.1-P1, and 9.4-ESV and 9.6-ESV before 9.6-ESV-R7-P1 does not properly handle resource records with a zero-length RDATA section, which allows remote DNS servers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash or data corruption) or obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted record.
CVE-2012-1667
This CVE was only ever scored under CVSS v2.0. NVD CVSS v2.0 base 8.5 — v2 rates that HIGH (v2 bands: LOW 0.0–3.9 / MEDIUM 4.0–6.9 / HIGH 7.0–10.0; v2 has no CRITICAL band). Vector AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:C. CVSS v2 is an older, coarser metric than v3.1/v4.0 (no Scope, no User Interaction, no Attack Requirements), so it is not directly comparable to a v3 or v4 score. NVD has never re-scored this record under v3. EPSS predicts 13.4% exploitation probability in the next 30 days, which is reflected in EG Risk but does not lift the v2 base. Confidence: LOW.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v2.0 (legacy)
- 8.5HIGHNVD never assigned a CVSS v3 rating to this CVE
- EG Score
- 8.5(low)
- EG Risk
- 59(Track)EG Risk 59/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity85% × 45%Exploitation40% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 13%
- EPSS %ILE
- 96%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
June 5, 2012
Last Modified
April 29, 2026
References (32)
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00004.html
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-06/msg00005.html
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-06/msg00010.html
- cve@mitrehttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134132772016230&w=2
- cve@mitrehttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0717.html
- cve@mitrehttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1110.html
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/51096
- cve@mitrehttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT5501
- cve@mitrehttp://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2486
- cve@mitrehttp://www.isc.org/software/bind/advisories/cve-2012-1667
- cve@mitrehttp://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/381699
- cve@mitrehttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:089
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53772
- cve@mitrehttp://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2012&m=slackware-security.536004
- cve@mitrehttps://h20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04952488
Patch Availability(4)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | libdns69 (1:9.7.3.dfsg-1ubuntu4.2) @ oneiric | 2026-05-29 | ubuntu |
| redhat | bind-20:9.2.4-39.el4 | 2012-07-23 | redhat |
| redhat | bind-32:9.7.3-8.P3.el6_2.3 | 2012-06-07 | redhat |
| redhat | bind97-32:9.7.0-10.P2.el5_8.1 | 2012-06-07 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(5 across 5 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| bind9 | — | 1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4.1 | — |
Debian:12(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| bind9 | — | 1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4.1 | — |
Debian:13(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| bind9 | — | 1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4.1 | — |
Debian:14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| bind9 | — | 1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4.1 | — |
Debian:6.0(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| bind9 | 1:9.7.2.dfsg.P3-1.1 ... 1:9.7.3.dfsg-1~squeeze4 (8 versions) | 1:9.7.3.dfsg-1~squeeze5 | — |
All Vendor Advisories
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Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.
Data Freshness Timeline
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