CVE-2023-2828

HIGH

BIND 9.11.0-9.16.41, 9.18.0-9.18.15, 9.19.0-9.19.13 - Denial of Service via Cache Cleaning Algorithm Bypass

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0118
EPSS Percentile 79.0%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable yes
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-770
Status published
Products (13)
debian/debian_linux 10.0
debian/debian_linux 11.0
debian/debian_linux 12.0
fedoraproject/fedora 37
fedoraproject/fedora 38
isc/bind 9.11.0 - 9.16.41
isc/bind 9.11.3 - 9.16.41
netapp/active_iq_unified_manager
netapp/h300s_firmware
netapp/h410c_firmware
... and 3 more
Published Jun 21, 2023
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026