CVE-2023-6516

Specific recursive query patterns may lead to an out-of-memory condition

High · published February 13, 2024

CVSS v3.1
7.5
EPSS
1%
Percentile
65.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

To keep its cache database efficient, `named` running as a recursive resolver occasionally attempts to clean up the database. It uses several methods, including some that are asynchronous: a small chunk of memory pointing to the cache element that can be cleaned up is first allocated and then queued for later processing. It was discovered that if the resolver is continuously processing query patterns triggering this type of cache-database maintenance, `named` may not be able to handle the cleanup events in a timely manner. This in turn enables the list of queued cleanup events to grow infinitely large over time, allowing the configured `max-cache-size` limit to be significantly exceeded.

This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.16.0 through 9.16.45 and 9.16.8-S1 through 9.16.45-S1.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.5 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01106 · 65.6th percentile
Published
2024-02-13T14:05Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 13 FEB 14:05Z
    Specific recursive query patterns may lead to an out-of-memory condition
    cvelistv5