CVE-2022-2795: Processing large delegations may severely degrade resolver performance

Published Sep 21, 2022
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Updated

A flaw was found in bind. When flooding the target resolver with special queries, an attacker can significantly impair the resolver's performance, effectively denying legitimate clients access to the DNS resolution service.

Other sources

By flooding the target resolver with queries exploiting this flaw an attacker can significantly impair the resolver's performance, effectively denying legitimate clients access to the DNS resolution service.

Processing large delegations may severely degrade resolver performance

Microsoft

Affected Software

47 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/bind<32:9.11.4-26.P2.el7_9.13
32:9.11.4-26.P2.el7_9.13
redhat/bind9.16<32:9.16.23-0.14.el8
32:9.16.23-0.14.el8
redhat/bind<32:9.11.36-8.el8
32:9.11.36-8.el8
redhat/bind<32:9.16.23-11.el9
32:9.16.23-11.el9
debian/bind9<=1:9.11.5.P4+dfsg-5.1+deb10u7
1:9.11.5.P4+dfsg-5.1+deb10u91:9.16.44-1~deb11u11:9.18.19-1~deb12u11:9.19.17-1
ISC BIND>=9.0.0<9.16.33
ISC BIND>=9.18.0<9.18.7
ISC BIND>=9.19.0<9.19.5
ISC Bind Supported Preview=9.9.3-s1
ISC BIND=9.9.3-s1
ISC BIND=9.9.12-s1
ISC BIND=9.9.13-s1
ISC BIND=9.10.5-s1
ISC BIND=9.10.7-s1
ISC BIND=9.11.3-s1
ISC Bind Supported Preview=9.11.5-s3
ISC BIND=9.11.5-s3
ISC BIND=9.11.5-s5
ISC BIND=9.11.5-s6
ISC BIND=9.11.6-s1
ISC BIND=9.11.7-s1
ISC BIND=9.11.8-s1
ISC BIND=9.11.12-s1
ISC BIND=9.11.14-s1
ISC BIND=9.11.19-s1
ISC BIND=9.11.21-s1
ISC BIND=9.11.27-s1
ISC BIND=9.11.29-s1
ISC BIND=9.11.35-s1
ISC BIND=9.11.37-s1
ISC BIND=9.16.8-s1
ISC BIND=9.16.11-s1
ISC BIND=9.16.13-s1
ISC BIND=9.16.21-s1
ISC BIND=9.16.32-s1
Debian Debian Linux=10.0
Debian Debian Linux=11.0
Fedoraproject Fedora=35
Fedoraproject Fedora=36
Fedoraproject Fedora=37
redhat/bind<9.16.33
9.16.33
redhat/bind<9.18.7
9.18.7
redhat/bind<9.19.5
9.19.5
Microsoft cbl2 bind 9.16.33-1
Microsoft cbl2 dhcp 4.4.3-2
Microsoft cm1 bind 9.16.33-1
Microsoft cbl2 dhcp 4.4.3.P1-2

Remediation

Information

Upgrade to the patched release most closely related to your current version of BIND: BIND 9.16.33, BIND 9.18.7, BIND 9.19.5, or for BIND Supported Preview Edition (a special feature preview branch of BIND provided to eligible ISC support customers): BIND 9.16.33-S1.

Event History

Sep 21, 2022
CVE Published
12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·07:36 AM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
CVE Published
via MITRE·10:15 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·10:15 AM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeakness

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID for this flaw?

The vulnerability ID for this flaw is CVE-2022-2795.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2022-2795?

The severity of CVE-2022-2795 is medium with a severity value of 5.3.

3

How does the vulnerability CVE-2022-2795 impact the target resolver?

The vulnerability CVE-2022-2795 allows an attacker to significantly impair the resolver's performance, effectively denying legitimate clients access to the DNS resolution service.

4

What software versions are affected by CVE-2022-2795?

The software versions affected by CVE-2022-2795 include bind 9.16.33, bind 9.18.7, bind 9.19.5, and corresponding versions in Red Hat and Debian distributions.

5

Are there any known remedies for CVE-2022-2795?

Yes, there are known remedies for CVE-2022-2795 which include upgrading to specific versions of bind like 9.16.44-1~deb11u1 or applying patches provided by Red Hat and Debian.

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