7.5
HIGH
CVE-2023-4236
"BIND DNS-over-TLS Query Load DoS"
Description

A flaw in the networking code handling DNS-over-TLS queries may cause `named` to terminate unexpectedly due to an assertion failure. This happens when internal data structures are incorrectly reused under significant DNS-over-TLS query load. This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.18.0 through 9.18.18 and 9.18.11-S1 through 9.18.18-S1.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 20, 2023, 1:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 1, 2024, 12:53 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-4236 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Netapp h410c_firmware
2 Netapp h300s_firmware
3 Netapp h500s_firmware
4 Netapp h700s_firmware
5 Netapp h410s_firmware
1 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Isc bind
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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 01, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/IPJLLTJCSDJJII7IIZPLTBQNWP7MZH7F/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/IPJLLTJCSDJJII7IIZPLTBQNWP7MZH7F/ Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/U35OARLQCPMVCBBPHWBXY5M6XJLD2TZ5/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/U35OARLQCPMVCBBPHWBXY5M6XJLD2TZ5/ Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/VSK5V4W4OHPM3JTJGWAQD6CZW7SFD75B/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/VSK5V4W4OHPM3JTJGWAQD6CZW7SFD75B/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231013-0004/ No Types Assigned https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231013-0004/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5504 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5504 Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h300s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h300s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h500s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h500s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h700s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h700s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h410s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h410s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h410c_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h410c:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 03, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/VSK5V4W4OHPM3JTJGWAQD6CZW7SFD75B/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 13, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231013-0004/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/U35OARLQCPMVCBBPHWBXY5M6XJLD2TZ5/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 28, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/IPJLLTJCSDJJII7IIZPLTBQNWP7MZH7F/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 23, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5504 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 22, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/20/2 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/20/2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://kb.isc.org/docs/cve-2023-4236 No Types Assigned https://kb.isc.org/docs/cve-2023-4236 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-617
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* versions from (including) 9.18.0 up to (excluding) 9.18.18 *cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.18.11:s1:*:*:supported_preview:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.18.18:s1:*:*:supported_preview:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 20, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/20/2 [No Types Assigned]
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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.14 }} 0.02%

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0.50879

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