CVE-2023-4236
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CVE-2023-4236 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. A flaw in the networking code handling DNS-over-TLS queries may cause `named` to terminate unexpectedly due to an assertion failure. This happens when internal data structures are incorrectly reused under significant DNS-over-TLS query load. This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.18.0 through 9.18.18 and 9.18.11-S1 through 9.18.18-S1.. EPSS estimates a 2.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A flaw in the networking code handling DNS-over-TLS queries may cause `named` to terminate unexpectedly due to an assertion failure. This happens when internal data structures are incorrectly reused under significant DNS-over-TLS query load. This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.18.0 through 9.18.18 and 9.18.11-S1 through 9.18.18-S1.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isc | Bind | >= 9.18.0, < 9.18.18 | — |
| Isc | Bind | 9.18.11 | S1 |
| Isc | Bind | 9.18.18 | S1 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 37 | — |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 38 | — |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 39 | — |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 10.0 | — |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 11.0 | — |
| Netapp | H300s Firmware | All versions | — |
| Netapp | H500s Firmware | All versions | — |
| Netapp | H700s Firmware | All versions | — |
| Netapp | H410s Firmware | All versions | — |
| Netapp | H410c Firmware | All versions | — |
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/20/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://kb.isc.org/docs/cve-2023-4236Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VSK5V4W4OHPM3JTJGWAQD6CZW7SFD75B/Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231013-0004/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5504Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/20/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://kb.isc.org/docs/cve-2023-4236Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VSK5V4W4OHPM3JTJGWAQD6CZW7SFD75B/Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231013-0004/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5504Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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