ISC BIND up to 9.16.32/9.18.6/9.19.4 Resolver denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in ISC BIND up to 9.16.32/9.18.6/9.19.4. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Resolver. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2022-3080. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in ISC BIND up to 9.16.32/9.18.6/9.19.4 (Domain Name Software). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Resolver. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

By sending specific queries to the resolver, an attacker can cause named to crash.

The weakness was released 09/21/2022. It is possible to read the advisory at kb.isc.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-3080 since 09/01/2022. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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 9.16.33, 9.16.33-S1, 9.18.7 or 9.19.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (239987). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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NVD Base Score: 7.5
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CNA Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: 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 9.16.33/9.16.33-S1/9.18.7/9.19.5

Timelineinfo

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: isc.org

Advisory: FEDORA-2022-8268735e06
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-3080 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-3080
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-209231

Entryinfo

Created: 09/21/2022 15:17
Updated: 06/17/2025 17:43
Changes: 09/21/2022 15:17 (41), 10/21/2022 19:07 (1), 10/21/2022 19:15 (12), 06/22/2024 20:52 (27), 06/17/2025 17:43 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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