CVE-2023-6516

Specific recursive query patterns may lead to an out-of-memory condition

State
Published
Severity
7.5 High
Published
Feb 13, 2024
Updated
Feb 13, 2025
Reserved
Dec 5, 2023

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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 cleanup events in a timely manner. This in turn enables the list of queued cleanup events to grow infinitely large over time, allowing the configured `max-cache-size` limit to be significantly exceeded. This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.16.0 through 9.16.45 and 9.16.8-S1 through 9.16.45-S1.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.17.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hisc

Weaknesses

  • CWE-789 Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value

Affected Products

ProductVersions
BIND 9ISC
  • 9.16.0 through 9.16.45Affected
  • 9.16.8-S1 through 9.16.45-S1Affected

References

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