CVE-2022-40188

{"dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.1", "cveMetadata": {"state": "PUBLISHED", "cveId": "CVE-2022-40188", "assignerOrgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca", "assignerShortName": "mitre", "dateUpdated": "2025-05-27T14:55:35.830Z", "dateReserved": "2022-09-08T00:00:00.000Z", "datePublished": "2022-09-23T00:00:00.000Z"}, "containers": {"cna": {"providerMetadata": {"orgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca", "shortName": "mitre", "dateUpdated": "2022-10-08T00:00:00.000Z"}, "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "Knot Resolver before 5.5.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) because of algorithmic complexity. During an attack, an authoritative server must return large NS sets or address sets."}], "affected": [{"vendor": "n/a", "product": "n/a", "versions": [{"version": "n/a", "status": "affected"}]}], "references": [{"url": "https://gitlab.nic.cz/knot/knot-resolver/-/merge_requests/1343#note_262558"}, {"name": "FEDORA-2022-68ad89b21c", "tags": ["vendor-advisory"], "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/S2VE5K3VDUHJOIA2IGT3G5R76IBADMNE/"}, {"name": "FEDORA-2022-357cc1a81b", "tags": ["vendor-advisory"], "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HIMDNIUI7GTUEKIBBYYW7OCTJQFPDNXL/"}, {"name": "FEDORA-2022-2a4ca7b18d", "tags": ["vendor-advisory"], "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XO6LIVQS62MI5GG4OVYB5RHVZMYNHAHG/"}, {"name": "[debian-lts-announce] 20221008 [SECURITY] [DLA 3139-1] knot-resolver security update", "tags": ["mailing-list"], "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/10/msg00008.html"}], "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"type": "text", "lang": "en", "description": "n/a"}]}]}, "adp": [{"providerMetadata": {"orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "shortName": "CVE", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-03T12:14:39.955Z"}, "title": "CVE Program Container", "references": [{"url": "https://gitlab.nic.cz/knot/knot-resolver/-/merge_requests/1343#note_262558", "tags": ["x_transferred"]}, {"name": "FEDORA-2022-68ad89b21c", "tags": ["vendor-advisory", "x_transferred"], "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/S2VE5K3VDUHJOIA2IGT3G5R76IBADMNE/"}, {"name": "FEDORA-2022-357cc1a81b", "tags": ["vendor-advisory", "x_transferred"], "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HIMDNIUI7GTUEKIBBYYW7OCTJQFPDNXL/"}, {"name": "FEDORA-2022-2a4ca7b18d", "tags": ["vendor-advisory", "x_transferred"], "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XO6LIVQS62MI5GG4OVYB5RHVZMYNHAHG/"}, {"name": "[debian-lts-announce] 20221008 [SECURITY] [DLA 3139-1] knot-resolver security update", "tags": ["mailing-list", "x_transferred"], "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/10/msg00008.html"}]}, {"problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"type": "CWE", "cweId": "CWE-407", "lang": "en", "description": "CWE-407 Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity"}]}], "metrics": [{"cvssV3_1": {"scope": "UNCHANGED", "version": "3.1", "baseScore": 7.5, "attackVector": "NETWORK", "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "userInteraction": "NONE", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE"}}, {"other": {"type": "ssvc", "content": {"timestamp": "2025-05-27T14:55:00.408266Z", "id": "CVE-2022-40188", "options": [{"Exploitation": "none"}, {"Automatable": "yes"}, {"Technical Impact": "partial"}], "role": "CISA Coordinator", "version": "2.0.3"}}}], "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment", "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "shortName": "CISA-ADP", "dateUpdated": "2025-05-27T14:55:35.830Z"}}]}}

{"dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "containers": {"adp": [{"title": "CVE Program Container", "references": [{"url": "https://gitlab.nic.cz/knot/knot-resolver/-/merge_requests/1343#note_262558", "tags": ["x_transferred"]}, {"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/S2VE5K3VDUHJOIA2IGT3G5R76IBADMNE/", "name": "FEDORA-2022-68ad89b21c", "tags": ["vendor-advisory", "x_transferred"]}, {"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HIMDNIUI7GTUEKIBBYYW7OCTJQFPDNXL/", "name": "FEDORA-2022-357cc1a81b", "tags": ["vendor-advisory", "x_transferred"]}, {"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XO6LIVQS62MI5GG4OVYB5RHVZMYNHAHG/", "name": "FEDORA-2022-2a4ca7b18d", "tags": ["vendor-advisory", "x_transferred"]}, {"url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/10/msg00008.html", "name": "[debian-lts-announce] 20221008 [SECURITY] [DLA 3139-1] knot-resolver security update", "tags": ["mailing-list", "x_transferred"]}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "shortName": "CVE", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-03T12:14:39.955Z"}}, {"title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment", "metrics": [{"cvssV3_1": {"scope": "UNCHANGED", "version": "3.1", "baseScore": 7.5, "attackVector": "NETWORK", "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "userInteraction": "NONE", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE"}}, {"other": {"type": "ssvc", "content": {"id": "CVE-2022-40188", "role": "CISA Coordinator", "options": [{"Exploitation": "none"}, {"Automatable": "yes"}, {"Technical Impact": "partial"}], "version": "2.0.3", "timestamp": "2025-05-27T14:55:00.408266Z"}}}], "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "type": "CWE", "cweId": "CWE-407", "description": "CWE-407 Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity"}]}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "shortName": "CISA-ADP", "dateUpdated": "2025-05-27T14:55:30.250Z"}}], "cna": {"affected": [{"vendor": "n/a", "product": "n/a", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "n/a"}]}], "references": [{"url": "https://gitlab.nic.cz/knot/knot-resolver/-/merge_requests/1343#note_262558"}, {"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/S2VE5K3VDUHJOIA2IGT3G5R76IBADMNE/", "name": "FEDORA-2022-68ad89b21c", "tags": ["vendor-advisory"]}, {"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HIMDNIUI7GTUEKIBBYYW7OCTJQFPDNXL/", "name": "FEDORA-2022-357cc1a81b", "tags": ["vendor-advisory"]}, {"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XO6LIVQS62MI5GG4OVYB5RHVZMYNHAHG/", "name": "FEDORA-2022-2a4ca7b18d", "tags": ["vendor-advisory"]}, {"url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/10/msg00008.html", "name": "[debian-lts-announce] 20221008 [SECURITY] [DLA 3139-1] knot-resolver security update", "tags": ["mailing-list"]}], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "Knot Resolver before 5.5.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) because of algorithmic complexity. During an attack, an authoritative server must return large NS sets or address sets."}], "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "type": "text", "description": "n/a"}]}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca", "shortName": "mitre", "dateUpdated": "2022-10-08T00:00:00.000Z"}}}, "cveMetadata": {"cveId": "CVE-2022-40188", "state": "PUBLISHED", "dateUpdated": "2025-05-27T14:55:35.830Z", "dateReserved": "2022-09-08T00:00:00.000Z", "assignerOrgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca", "datePublished": "2022-09-23T00:00:00.000Z", "assignerShortName": "mitre"}, "dataVersion": "5.1"}

{"affected": [{"affectedData": [{"product": "n/a", "vendor": "n/a", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "n/a"}]}], "source": "cve@mitre.org"}], "configurations": [{"nodes": [{"cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:nic:knot_resolver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "1A262135-58DE-4ED9-9B24-812AFC85A133", "versionEndExcluding": "5.5.3", "vulnerable": true}], "negate": false, "operator": "OR"}]}, {"nodes": [{"cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "80E516C0-98A4-4ADE-B69F-66A772E2BAAA", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "5C675112-476C-4D7C-BCB9-A2FB2D0BC9FD", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "E30D0E6F-4AE8-4284-8716-991DFA48CC5D", "vulnerable": true}], "negate": false, "operator": "OR"}]}, {"nodes": [{"cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "07B237A9-69A3-4A9C-9DA0-4E06BD37AE73", "vulnerable": true}], "negate": false, "operator": "OR"}]}], "cveTags": [], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "Knot Resolver before 5.5.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) because of algorithmic complexity. During an attack, an authoritative server must return large NS sets or address sets."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "Knot Resolver versiones anteriores a 5.5.3, permite a atacantes remotos causar una denegaci\u00f3n de servicio (consumo de CPU) debido a una complejidad del algoritmo. Durante un ataque, un servidor autoritativo debe devolver grandes conjuntos de NS o conjuntos de direcciones."}], "id": "CVE-2022-40188", "lastModified": "2026-06-17T05:01:04.503", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 7.5, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 3.9, "impactScore": 3.6, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}, {"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 7.5, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 3.9, "impactScore": 3.6, "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "type": "Secondary"}], "ssvcV203": [{"source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "ssvcData": {"id": "CVE-2022-40188", "options": [{"exploitation": "none"}, {"automatable": "yes"}, {"technicalImpact": "partial"}], "role": "CISA Coordinator", "timestamp": "2025-05-27T14:55:00.408266Z", "version": "2.0.3"}}]}, "published": "2022-09-23T16:15:11.673", "references": [{"source": "cve@mitre.org", "tags": ["Release Notes", "Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://gitlab.nic.cz/knot/knot-resolver/-/merge_requests/1343#note_262558"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "tags": ["Mailing List", "Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/10/msg00008.html"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HIMDNIUI7GTUEKIBBYYW7OCTJQFPDNXL/"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/S2VE5K3VDUHJOIA2IGT3G5R76IBADMNE/"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XO6LIVQS62MI5GG4OVYB5RHVZMYNHAHG/"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Release Notes", "Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://gitlab.nic.cz/knot/knot-resolver/-/merge_requests/1343#note_262558"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Mailing List", "Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/10/msg00008.html"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HIMDNIUI7GTUEKIBBYYW7OCTJQFPDNXL/"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/S2VE5K3VDUHJOIA2IGT3G5R76IBADMNE/"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XO6LIVQS62MI5GG4OVYB5RHVZMYNHAHG/"}], "sourceIdentifier": "cve@mitre.org", "vulnStatus": "Modified", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-407"}], "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}, {"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-407"}], "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "type": "Secondary"}]}

{}

{}