QID 15133

Date Published: 2023-05-29

QID 15133: ISC BIND Assertion Failure Vulnerability

ISC BIND (Berkley Internet Domain Name) is an implementation of DNS protocols.

Affected versions:
BIND 9.16.12 - 9.16.36
BIND 9.18.0 - 9.18.10
BIND 9.19.0 - 9.19.8
BIND 9.16.12-S1 - 9.16.36-S1

Patched Versions:
BIND 9.16.37
BIND 9.18.11
BIND 9.19.9
BIND 9.16.37-S1

QID Detection Logic:
This unauthenticated check detects vulnerable systems by fetching the version information from the BIND service.

Successfully exploitation could affects integrity, availability, confidentiality

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.5 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5 severity.
  • Solution
    Customers are advised to upgrade to the patched version 9.16.37, 9.18.11, 9.19.9, 9.16.37-S1 or latest release of ISC BIND.
    Workaround:
    Setting stale-answer-client-timeout to 0 or to off/disabled will prevent BIND from crashing due to this issue.
    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 15133

    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    CVE-2022-3736 URL Logo kb.isc.org/v1/docs/cve-2022-3736
    CVE-2022-3924 URL Logo kb.isc.org/v1/docs/cve-2022-3924