Medium
Security advisory
If named is configured to use Response Policy Zones (RPZ) an error processing some rule types can lead to a condition where BIND will endlessly loop while handling a query. Affects BIND 9.9.10, 9.10.5, 9.11.0->9.11.1, 9.9.10-S1, 9.10.5-S1.
- Products
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- Affected versions
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- Fixed versions
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- CVEs
- CVE-2017-3140
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
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- Updated in this feed
- 1 Nov 2026, 11:59 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
If named is configured to use Response Policy Zones (RPZ) an error processing some rule types can lead to a condition where BIND will endlessly loop while handling a query. Affects BIND 9.9.10, 9.10.5, 9.11.0->9.11.1, 9.9.10-S1, 9.10.5-S1.
osv:CVE-2017-3140
Complete source record
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"modified": "2026-10-26T10:45:05.360358575Z",
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"https://kb.isc.org/docs/aa-01495",
"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-01",
"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180926-0001/"
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