CVE-2023-2828

Every `named` instance configured to run as a recursive resolver maintains a cache database holding the responses to the queries it has recently sent to authoritative servers. The size limit for that cache database can be configured using the `max-cache-size` statement in the configuration file; it defaults to 90% of the total amount of memory available on the host. When the size of the cache reaches 7/8 of the configured limit, a cache-cleaning algorithm starts to remove expired and/or least-recently used RRsets from the cache, to keep memory use below the configured limit.

It has been discovered that the effectiveness of the cache-cleaning algorithm used in `named` can be severely diminished by querying the resolver for specific RRsets in a certain order, effectively allowing the configured `max-cache-size` limit to be significantly exceeded.
This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.11.0 through 9.16.41, 9.18.0 through 9.18.15, 9.19.0 through 9.19.13, 9.11.3-S1 through 9.16.41-S1, and 9.18.11-S1 through 9.18.15-S1.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
7.5 HIGH
NETWORK
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
iscCNA
7.5 HIGH
NETWORK
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVEADP
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CISA-ADPADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 68%
VendorProductVersion
iscbind
9.11.0 ≤
𝑥
≤ 9.16.41
iscbind
9.11.3 ≤
𝑥
≤ 9.16.41
iscbind
9.18.0 ≤
𝑥
≤ 9.18.15
iscbind
9.18.11 ≤
𝑥
≤ 9.18.15
iscbind
9.19.0 ≤
𝑥
≤ 9.19.13
debiandebian_linux
10.0
debiandebian_linux
11.0
debiandebian_linux
12.0
netappactive_iq_unified_manager
-
netapph500s_firmware
-
netapph700s_firmware
-
netapph410s_firmware
-
netapph410c_firmware
-
netapph300s_firmware
-
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= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
bind9
bullseye
1:9.16.50-1~deb11u2
fixed
bullseye (security)
1:9.16.50-1~deb11u1
fixed
bookworm
1:9.18.28-1~deb12u2
fixed
bookworm (security)
1:9.18.28-1~deb12u2
fixed
trixie
1:9.20.4-3
fixed
sid
1:9.20.4-3
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
bind9
oracular
Fixed 1:9.18.12-1ubuntu2
released
noble
Fixed 1:9.18.12-1ubuntu2
released
mantic
Fixed 1:9.18.12-1ubuntu2
released
lunar
Fixed 1:9.18.12-1ubuntu1.1
released
kinetic
Fixed 1:9.18.12-0ubuntu0.22.10.2
released
jammy
Fixed 1:9.18.12-0ubuntu0.22.04.2
released
focal
Fixed 1:9.16.1-0ubuntu2.15
released
bionic
Fixed 1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.19+esm1
released
xenial
Fixed 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.19+esm6
released
trusty
Fixed 1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.19+esm10
released
bind9-libs
oracular
dne
noble
dne
mantic
dne
jammy
needs-triage
focal
needs-triage
bionic
dne
xenial
dne
trusty
dne
isc-dhcp
oracular
needs-triage
noble
needs-triage
mantic
ignored
lunar
ignored
kinetic
ignored
jammy
not-affected
focal
not-affected
bionic
needs-triage
xenial
not-affected
trusty
not-affected