CVE-2014-8500 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2014-8500: ISC BIND 9.0.x through 9.8.x, 9.9.0 through 9.9.6, and 9.10.0 through 9.10.1 does not limit delegation chaining, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and named crash) via a large or infinite number of referrals.

Affects 3 Linux releases across 3 (distro × package) combinations.

Elevated exploitation risk

FIRST EPSS puts CVE-2014-8500's probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 66% (99th percentile of all CVEs)— well above the noise floor. Prioritize it.

EPSS:66% · 30-day exploit probability99th percentile

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2014-8500 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

bind9→ fixed in1:9.9.5.dfsg-7urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y bind9
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

bind9→ fixed in1:9.9.5.dfsg-7urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y bind9
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

bind9→ fixed in1:9.9.5.dfsg-7urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y bind9
```

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