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Status published
High
CVE-2022-38177
Memory leak in ECDSA DNSSEC verification code
Vulnerability Description
By spoofing the target resolver with responses that have a malformed ECDSA signature, an attacker can trigger a small memory leak. It is possible to gradually erode available memory to the point where named crashes for lack of resources.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://kb.isc.org/docs/cve-2022-38177
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/09/21/3
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5235
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CV4GQWBPF7Y52J2FA24U6UMHQAOXZEF7/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MRHB6J4Z7BKH4HPEKG5D35QGRD6ANNMT/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YZJQNUASODNVAWZV6STKG5SD6XIJ446S/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/10/msg00007.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-25
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221228-0010/
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Affected Vendor
Affected Software
BIND9
Vulnerable Versions:
Open Source Branches 9.8 through 9.16 9.8.4 through versions before 9.16.33, Supported Preview Branches 9.9-S through 9.11-S 9.9.4-S1 through versions up to and including 9.11.37-S1, Supported Preview Branch 9.16-S 9.16.8-S1 through versions before 9.16.33-S1
Timeline
Official Publish:
September 21st, 2022
Last Modified:
May 28th, 2025
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.