Vulnerability in Isc Bind
CVE-2022-2906
An attacker can leverage this flaw to gradually erode available memory to the point where named crashes for lack of resources. Upon restart the attacker would have to begin again, but nevertheless there is the potential to deny service.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.021 (81.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 81st percentile — 81.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.021 · newest: 0.021 · change: +0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- kb.isc.org/docs/cve-2022-2906 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/09/21/3 (mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-25 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-2906?
- CVE-2022-2906 is a high-severity vulnerability in Isc Bind, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-09-21.
- How severe is CVE-2022-2906?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-2906 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.