CVE-2023-6516
Severity
7.5HIGH
EPSS
0.2%
top 60.70%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedFeb 13
Latest updateFeb 19
Description
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 cleanu…
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 3.6
Affected Packages4 packages
🔴Vulnerability Details
4OSV▶
CVE-2023-6516: To keep its cache database efficient, `named` running as a recursive resolver occasionally attempts to clean up the database↗2024-02-13
GHSA▶
GHSA-8mxm-4gjm-vrc7: To keep its cache database efficient, `named` running as a recursive resolver occasionally attempts to clean up the database↗2024-02-13
OSV▶
CVE-2023-6516: To keep its cache database efficient, `named` running as a recursive resolver occasionally attempts to clean up the database↗2024-02-13
📋Vendor Advisories
4Debian▶
CVE-2023-6516: bind9 - To keep its cache database efficient, `named` running as a recursive resolver oc...↗2023