CVE-2023-5680

Severity
5.3MEDIUM
EPSS
0.1%
top 71.49%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedFeb 13

Description

If a resolver cache has a very large number of ECS records stored for the same name, the process of cleaning the cache database node for this name can significantly impair query performance. This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.11.3-S1 through 9.11.37-S1, 9.16.8-S1 through 9.16.45-S1, and 9.18.11-S1 through 9.18.21-S1.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:LExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 1.4

Affected Packages3 packages

Alpinebind< 9.16.48-r0+7
CVEListV5isc/bind_99.11.3-S19.11.37-S1+2
NVDisc/bind24 versions+23

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
CVEList
Cleaning an ECS-enabled cache may cause excessive CPU load2024-02-13
GHSA
GHSA-m868-f948-vvjc: If a resolver cache has a very large number of ECS records stored for the same name, the process of cleaning the cache database node for this name can2024-02-13
OSV
CVE-2023-5680: If a resolver cache has a very large number of ECS records stored for the same name, the process of cleaning the cache database node for this name can2024-02-13

📋Vendor Advisories

3
Red Hat
bind9: Cleaning an ECS-enabled cache may cause excessive CPU load2024-02-13
Microsoft
Cleaning an ECS-enabled cache may cause excessive CPU load2024-02-13
Debian
CVE-2023-5680: bind9 - If a resolver cache has a very large number of ECS records stored for the same n...2023