Vulnerability in Systemd Project
CVE-2023-7008
A vulnerability was found in systemd-resolved. This issue may allow systemd-resolved to accept records of DNSSEC-signed domains even when they have no signature, allowing man-in-the-middles (or the upstream DNS resolver) to manipulate records.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.008 (56.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 57th percentile — 56.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Systemd Project — versions 25
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0, 9.0
- Red Hat Cryostat 2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 — versions 0:239-82.el8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 — versions 0:252-32.el9_4
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2463 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3203 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-7008 (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Issue Tracking)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (issue-tracking, Issue Tracking)
- github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/25676 (Issue Tracking)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-7008?
- CVE-2023-7008 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Systemd Project, classified under Channel Accessible by Non-Endpoint. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2023-12-23.
- How severe is CVE-2023-7008?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-7008 known to be exploited?
- 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.