CVE-2023-5679 describes an assertion failure in BIND 9's named daemon, leading to a crash during recursive resolution when both DNS64 and serve-stale features are enabled. This vulnerability impacts various versions of BIND 9, including those used in Fedora and NetApp products. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), it presents a network-exploitable denial-of-service risk with low attack complexity. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:vmware_vsphere:*:* | ||
38CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
39CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:39:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 9.16.12, <= 9.16.45CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* | ||
>= 9.18.0, <= 9.18.21CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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CVE-2023-5679
Dec 10, 2024Enabling both DNS64 and serve-stale may cause an assertion failure during recursive resolution
Feb 13, 2024bind9: Enabling both DNS64 and serve-stale may cause an assertion failure during recursive resolution
Feb 13, 2024Enabling both DNS64 and serve-stale may cause an assertion failure during recursive resolution