CVE-2022-2795

Processing large delegations may severely degrade resolver performance

Published Sep 21, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 5.3 Medium EPSS 2.3% KEV · Not listed
Description
By flooding the target resolver with queries exploiting this flaw an attacker can significantly impair the resolver's performance, effectively denying legitimate clients access to the DNS resolution service.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

Upgrade to the patched release most closely related to your current version of BIND: BIND 9.16.33, BIND 9.18.7, BIND 9.19.5, or for BIND Supported Preview Edition (a special feature preview branch of BIND provided to eligible ISC support customers): BIND 9.16.33-S1.


Vendor Workaround

No workarounds known.

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3138-1 bind9 security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5235-1 bind9 security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-35036 By flooding the target resolver with queries exploiting this flaw an attacker can significantly impair the resolver's performance, effectively denying legitimate clients access to the DNS resolution service.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5626-1 Bind vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5626-2 Bind vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.11.5:s3:*:*:*:supported_preview:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.9.3:s1:*:*:*:supported_preview:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.11.5:s3:*:*:*:*:*:*
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.0.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.16.8:s1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.19.0:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.9.3:s1:*:*:*:*:*:*
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
isc
Published
Updated
Nov 29, 2024, 12:04 PM
Reserved
Aug 12, 2022, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 21, 2022, 11:15 AM
Modified
Sep 1, 2026, 7:44 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Sep 21, 2022, 12:00 AM