VDB-219395 · CVE-2022-3488 · GCVE-0-2022-3488

ISC BIND up to 9.11.37-S1/9.16.36-S1 ECS Option denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in ISC BIND up to 9.11.37-S1/9.16.36-S1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component ECS Option Handler. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2022-3488. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in ISC BIND up to 9.11.37-S1/9.16.36-S1 (Domain Name Software). This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component ECS Option Handler. 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:

Processing of repeated responses to the same query, where both responses contain ECS pseudo-options, but where the first is broken in some way, can cause BIND to exit with an assertion failure. 'Broken' in this context is anything that would cause the resolver to reject the query response, such as a mismatch between query and answer name. This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.11.4-S1 through 9.11.37-S1 and 9.16.8-S1 through 9.16.36-S1.

The weakness was published 01/27/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at kb.isc.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-3488 since 10/13/2022. 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.

Upgrading to version 9.16.37-S1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Type

Domain Name Software

Vendor

Name

BIND

Version

License

open-source

Website

Vendor: https://www.isc.org/

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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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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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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: BIND 9.16.37-S1

Timelineinfo

10/13/2022 🔍
01/27/2023 +106 days 🔍
01/27/2023 +0 days 🔍
04/01/2025 +795 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: isc.org

Advisory: kb.isc.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-3488 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-3488
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-219395

Entryinfo

Created: 01/27/2023 09:18
Updated: 04/01/2025 23:28
Changes: 01/27/2023 09:18 (51), 04/01/2025 23:28 (27)
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