{"id":86408,"date":"2026-02-07T19:03:35","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T19:03:35","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T06:00:00","slug":"cve-2025-40775-bind-dns-server-vulnerability-due-to-invalid-tsig-algorithm-field","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-40775-bind-dns-server-vulnerability-due-to-invalid-tsig-algorithm-field\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-40775: BIND DNS Server Vulnerability due to Invalid TSIG algorithm Field<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This report discusses the vulnerability CVE-2025-40775, which affects BIND DNS server versions 9.20.0 through 9.20.8 and 9.21.0 through 9.21.7. This vulnerability is significant as it potentially allows unauthorized access to systems, leading to data leakage or system compromise. Given the widespread use of BIND DNS servers, this vulnerability poses a considerable risk to secure information exchange and integrity of systems across the globe.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-40775<br \/>\nSeverity: High (7.5)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: Potential for system compromise and data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1022946614\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>BIND DNS Server | 9.20.0 &#8211; 9.20.8<br \/>\nBIND DNS Server | 9.21.0 &#8211; 9.21.7<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When the BIND DNS server receives an incoming DNS protocol message that includes a Transaction Signature (TSIG), it always checks this signature. If the TSIG contains an invalid value in its algorithm field, the BIND server is forced to abort its operation with an assertion failure. This behavior can be exploited by attackers to interrupt the DNS service, leading to potential system compromise or data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-935358716\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Here is a conceptual example of how a DNS protocol message with an invalid TSIG might be sent to exploit this vulnerability:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/dns-query HTTP\/1.1\nHost: vulnerable-dns-server.com\nContent-Type: application\/dns-message\n{\n&quot;header&quot;: {\n&quot;id&quot;: &quot;1234&quot;,\n&quot;opcode&quot;: &quot;QUERY&quot;,\n&quot;rcode&quot;: &quot;NOERROR&quot;,\n&quot;flags&quot;: [&quot;qr&quot;,&quot;rd&quot;,&quot;ra&quot;],\n&quot;qdcount&quot;: &quot;1&quot;,\n&quot;ancount&quot;: &quot;0&quot;,\n&quot;nscount&quot;: &quot;0&quot;,\n&quot;arcount&quot;: &quot;1&quot;\n},\n&quot;question&quot;: [{&quot;name&quot;: &quot;example.com.&quot;, &quot;type&quot;: &quot;A&quot;}],\n&quot;additional&quot;: [\n{\n&quot;name&quot;: &quot;transaction-key.&quot;,\n&quot;type&quot;: &quot;TSIG&quot;,\n&quot;algorithm&quot;: &quot;invalid-algorithm&quot;,\n&quot;time_signed&quot;: &quot;20250314120000&quot;,\n&quot;fudge&quot;: &quot;300&quot;,\n&quot;error&quot;: &quot;NOERROR&quot;,\n&quot;other_data&quot;: &quot;&quot;\n}\n]\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the &#8220;algorithm&#8221; field of the TSIG contains an invalid value (&#8220;invalid-algorithm&#8221;), which would cause the BIND server to abort its operation with an assertion failure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview This report discusses the vulnerability CVE-2025-40775, which affects BIND DNS server versions 9.20.0 through 9.20.8 and 9.21.0 through 9.21.7. This vulnerability is significant as it potentially allows unauthorized access to systems, leading to data leakage or system compromise. Given the widespread use of BIND DNS servers, this vulnerability poses a considerable risk to secure [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"vendor":[],"product":[],"attack_vector":[],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-86408","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86408","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=86408"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86408\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=86408"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=86408"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=86408"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=86408"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=86408"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=86408"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=86408"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=86408"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=86408"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}