BIND 9 named Resc Termination via Malformed NSEC (9.16.8S19.18.15S1)
CVE-2023-2829 Published on June 21, 2023

Malformed NSEC records can cause named to terminate unexpectedly when synth-from-dnssec is enabled
A `named` instance configured to run as a DNSSEC-validating recursive resolver with the Aggressive Use of DNSSEC-Validated Cache (RFC 8198) option (`synth-from-dnssec`) enabled can be remotely terminated using a zone with a malformed NSEC record. This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.16.8-S1 through 9.16.41-S1 and 9.18.11-S1 through 9.18.15-S1.

Vendor Advisory NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2023-2829 can be exploited with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a high impact on availability.

Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
NONE
Integrity Impact:
NONE
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Products Associated with CVE-2023-2829

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Affected Versions

ISC BIND 9:

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.07%
Percentile
21.86%

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