CVE-2023-6516
Specific recursive query patterns may lead to an out-of-memory condition
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
0Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
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.
Para mantener eficiente su base de datos de caché, `named` que se ejecuta como un solucionador recursivo intenta ocasionalmente limpiar la base de datos. Utiliza varios métodos, incluidos algunos que son asincrónicos: primero se asigna una pequeña porción de memoria que apunta al elemento de caché que se puede limpiar y luego se pone en cola para su posterior procesamiento. Se descubrió que si el solucionador procesa continuamente patrones de consulta que desencadenan este tipo de mantenimiento de la base de datos de caché, es posible que "named" no pueda manejar los eventos de limpieza de manera oportuna. Esto, a su vez, permite que la lista de eventos de limpieza en cola crezca infinitamente con el tiempo, lo que permite superar significativamente el límite de "tamaño máximo de caché" configurado. Este problema afecta a las versiones 9.16.0 a 9.16.45 y 9.16.8-S1 a 9.16.45-S1 de BIND 9.
A flaw was found in the `named` application, part of the bind9 package, which uses a cache database to speeds up DNS queries. To maintain its efficiency when running as a recursive name resolver, `named` performs a cache database clean up under certain conditions. This issue may allow an attacker to craft a continuous set of crafted queries, which can induce `named` to trigger the cleanup process with a high frequency, making the internal cleanup items queue to grow indefinitely. This can lead to an uncontrolled memory consumption and resource starvation, potentially making `named` consume all available memory in the host, leading to a Denial of Service of the targeted system.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:Attend
Timeline
- 2023-12-05 CVE Reserved
- 2024-02-13 CVE Published
- 2024-08-02 CVE Updated
- 2024-10-23 EPSS Updated
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CWE
- CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
- CWE-789: Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value
CAPEC
References (7)
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https://kb.isc.org/docs/cve-2023-6516 | 2024-07-03 | |
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6516 | 2024-04-30 | |
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2263911 | 2024-04-30 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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ISC Search vendor "ISC" | BIND 9 Search vendor "ISC" for product "BIND 9" | >= 9.16.0 <= 9.16.45 Search vendor "ISC" for product "BIND 9" and version " >= 9.16.0 <= 9.16.45" | en |
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