Vulnerability in Isc Bind

CVE-2022-38178

By spoofing the target resolver with responses that have a malformed EdDSA signature, an attacker can trigger a small memory leak. It is possible to gradually erode available memory to the point where named crashes for lack of resources.

EPSS: 0.022 (80.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-38178?
CVE-2022-38178 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-2022-38178?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-38178 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.