VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2022-2906
An attacker can leverage this flaw to gradually erode available memory to the point where named crashes for lack of resources.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 1.73%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.73%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An attacker can leverage this flaw to gradually erode available memory to the point where named crashes for lack of resources. Upon restart the attacker would have to begin again, but nevertheless there is the potential to deny service.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.73% probability · 76th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-401
- Affected
- isc/bind
- Source
- security-officer@isc.org
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/09/21/3Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://kb.isc.org/docs/cve-2022-2906Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-25Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/09/21/3Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://kb.isc.org/docs/cve-2022-2906Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-25Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.