Vulnerability · Published Jan 25, 2023 · Assigned by isc

CVE-2022-3736named configured to answer from stale cache may terminate unexpectedly while processing RRSIG queries

High 7.5

In plain English

A high-severity improper input validation in BIND 9 from ISC. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 48.4% (higher than 99% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)48.4%top 1.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

BIND 9 resolver can crash when stale cache and stale answers are enabled, option `stale-answer-client-timeout` is set to a positive integer, and the resolver receives an RRSIG query. This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.16.12 through 9.16.36, 9.18.0 through 9.18.10, 9.19.0 through 9.19.8, and 9.16.12-S1 through 9.16.36-S1.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
AlmaLinux:9bind32:9.16.23-11.el9ALSA-2023:2261
AlmaLinux:9bind-chroot32:9.16.23-11.el9ALSA-2023:2261
AlmaLinux:9bind-devel32:9.16.23-11.el9ALSA-2023:2261
AlmaLinux:9bind-dnssec-doc32:9.16.23-11.el9ALSA-2023:2261
AlmaLinux:9bind-dnssec-utils32:9.16.23-11.el9ALSA-2023:2261
AlmaLinux:9bind-doc32:9.16.23-11.el9ALSA-2023:2261
AlmaLinux:9bind-libs32:9.16.23-11.el9ALSA-2023:2261
AlmaLinux:9bind-license32:9.16.23-11.el9ALSA-2023:2261
AlmaLinux:9bind-utils32:9.16.23-11.el9ALSA-2023:2261
AlmaLinux:8bind9.1632:9.16.23-0.14.el8ALSA-2023:2792
AlmaLinux:8bind9.16-chroot32:9.16.23-0.14.el8ALSA-2023:2792
AlmaLinux:8bind9.16-devel32:9.16.23-0.14.el8ALSA-2023:2792
AlmaLinux:8bind9.16-dnssec-utils32:9.16.23-0.14.el8ALSA-2023:2792
AlmaLinux:8bind9.16-doc32:9.16.23-0.14.el8ALSA-2023:2792
AlmaLinux:8bind9.16-libs32:9.16.23-0.14.el8ALSA-2023:2792
AlmaLinux:8bind9.16-license32:9.16.23-0.14.el8ALSA-2023:2792
AlmaLinux:8bind9.16-utils32:9.16.23-0.14.el8ALSA-2023:2792
AlmaLinux:9python3-bind32:9.16.23-11.el9ALSA-2023:2261
AlmaLinux:8python3-bind9.1632:9.16.23-0.14.el8ALSA-2023:2792
Alpine:v3.20bind9.18.11-r0ALPINE-CVE-2022-3736
Alpine:v3.21bind9.18.11-r0ALPINE-CVE-2022-3736
Alpine:v3.22bind9.18.11-r0ALPINE-CVE-2022-3736
Alpine:v3.23bind9.18.11-r0ALPINE-CVE-2022-3736
Alpine:v3.24bind9.18.11-r0ALPINE-CVE-2022-3736
Debian:12bind91:9.18.11-1DEBIAN-CVE-2022-3736
Debian:13bind91:9.18.11-1DEBIAN-CVE-2022-3736
Debian:14bind91:9.18.11-1DEBIAN-CVE-2022-3736
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSbind91:9.18.1-1ubuntu1.3UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3736
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSbind91:9.18.1-1ubuntu1.3USN-5827-1

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
ISC BIND 9 9.16.12 – through 9.16.369.18.0 – through 9.18.109.19.0 – through 9.19.89.16.12-S1 – through 9.16.36-S1

Weakness: CWE-20 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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