CVE-2025-13878 (GCVE-0-2025-13878)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-21 14:43 – Updated: 2026-09-01 12:04
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Malformed BRID/HHIT records can cause named to terminate unexpectedly
Summary
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.
Severity
7.5 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-01-21 14:57 UTC
Assigner
References
9 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://kb.isc.org/docs/cve-2025-13878 | vendor-advisory |
| https://downloads.isc.org/isc/bind9/9.18.44 | patch |
| https://downloads.isc.org/isc/bind9/9.20.18 | patch |
| https://downloads.isc.org/isc/bind9/9.21.17 | patch |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/01/21/3 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-13878 | vdb-entryx_refsource_REDHAT |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2431600 | issue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT |
| https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/v… | x_sadp-csaf-vex |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6935 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT |
Impacted products
8 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISC | BIND 9 |
Affected:
9.18.40 , ≤ 9.18.43
(custom)
Affected: 9.20.13 , ≤ 9.20.17 (custom) Affected: 9.21.12 , ≤ 9.21.16 (custom) Affected: 9.18.40-S1 , ≤ 9.18.43-S1 (custom) Affected: 9.20.13-S1 , ≤ 9.20.17-S1 (custom) cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
||
| Red Hat | Red Hat Hardened Images |
Unaffected:
9.18.48-1.hum1 , < *
(rpm)
cpe:/a:redhat:hummingbird:1 |
||
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 |
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
|
||
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 |
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6
|
||
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 |
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
|
||
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 |
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
|
||
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 |
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
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| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 |
cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4
|
Date Public
2026-01-21 00:00
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