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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2022-3736

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.

HIGH 7.5EPSS 48.7%

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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 48.7%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

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.

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
48.71% probability · 99th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-20
Affected
isc/bind
Source
security-officer@isc.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.