Vulnerability in Isc Bind 9
CVE-2023-5679
A bad interaction between DNS64 and serve-stale may cause `named` to crash with an assertion failure during recursive resolution, when both of these features are enabled. This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.16.12 through 9.16.45, 9.18.0 t…
EPSS: 0.001 (34.3th 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
- Isc Bind 9 — versions 9.16.12, 9.18.0, 9.19.0
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- CVE-2023-5679 (vendor-advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/02/13/1
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/…
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/…
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/…
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/…
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240426-0002/
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-5679?
- CVE-2023-5679 is a high-severity vulnerability in Isc Bind 9. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-02-13.
- How severe is CVE-2023-5679?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-5679 known to be exploited?
- 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.