ISC BIND up to 9.18.6/9.19.4 named resource consumption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in ISC BIND up to 9.18.6/9.19.4. Impacted is an unknown function of the component named. The manipulation leads to resource consumption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2022-2906. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in ISC BIND up to 9.18.6/9.19.4 (Domain Name Software). This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component named. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-400. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

An attacker can leverage this flaw to gradually erode available memory to the point where named crashes for lack of resources. Upon restart the attacker would have to begin again, but nevertheless there is the potential to deny service.

The weakness was published 09/21/2022. The advisory is shared at kb.isc.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-2906 since 08/19/2022. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 239987 (TencentOS Server 4: bind (TSSA-2024:0612)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 9.18.7 or 9.19.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (239987). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource consumption
CWE: CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 239987
Nessus Name: TencentOS Server 4: bind (TSSA-2024:0612)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: BIND 9.18.7/9.19.5

Timelineinfo

08/19/2022 🔍
09/21/2022 +33 days 🔍
09/21/2022 +0 days 🔍
06/17/2025 +1000 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: isc.org

Advisory: kb.isc.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-2906 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-2906
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-209225

Entryinfo

Created: 09/21/2022 15:07
Updated: 06/17/2025 17:43
Changes: 09/21/2022 15:07 (41), 10/21/2022 17:53 (12), 05/28/2025 23:07 (26), 06/17/2025 17:43 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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