CVE-2025-13878
bind: bind: Denial of Service via corrupt or malicious record
Severity
ImportantRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · January 21, 2026
Updated · September 1, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in bind. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request that results in a corrupt or malicious record, causing the 'named' service to crash. This vulnerability leads to a Denial of Service (DoS) for authoritative servers and resolvers.
Statement
This vulnerability is rated Important for Red Hat products as it affects the BIND DNS server (named). An attacker can cause the named service to crash by sending a specially crafted request, impacting both authoritative and resolver server configurations. This can lead to a denial of service for DNS resolution.
CVSS score applicability
The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Mitigation
Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 7.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-1286 · Improper Validation of Syntactic Correctness of Input