> CVE-2023-6516 [HIGH]

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PUBLISHED
2024-02-13 14:15
MODIFIED
2024-11-21 08:44
CVSS_SCORE V3
7.5
EPSS (Prob. Exploit)
1.10%
Top 33.8%
DATA SOURCES:
NVD 🔗 2025-10-18 CVE PROJECT 🔗 2026-01-19 FIRST EPSS 🔗 2026-11-15 OSV 🔗 2026-09-20

> 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.

> AFFECTED_PRODUCTS

Isc - Bind
>= 9.16.0 <= 9.16.45
Isc - Bind
Version: 9.16.8
Isc - Bind
Version: 9.16.11
Isc - Bind
Version: 9.16.12
Isc - Bind
Version: 9.16.13
Isc - Bind
Version: 9.16.14
Isc - Bind
Version: 9.16.21
Isc - Bind
Version: 9.16.32
Isc - Bind
Version: 9.16.36
Isc - Bind
Version: 9.16.43
Isc - Bind
Version: 9.16.45

> CVSS V3 METRICS

CVSS_VECTOR
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

> MÉTRIQUES CVSS DÉTAILLÉES

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Métrique Valeur Interprétation
AV (Vecteur d'Attaque)
Attack Vector
Network (N)
Exploit possible à distance via réseau (HTTP, API, etc.)
AC (Complexité d'Attaque)
Attack Complexity
Low (L)
Peu de conditions requises pour exploiter
PR (Privilèges Requis)
Privileges Required
None (N)
Aucune authentification requise
UI (Interaction Utilisateur)
User Interaction
None (N)
Aucune interaction utilisateur nécessaire
S (Périmètre)
Scope
Unchanged (U)
Impact reste dans le périmètre du composant compromis
C (Impact Confidentialité)
Confidentiality Impact
None (N)
Aucune divulgation d'informations
I (Impact Intégrité)
Integrity Impact
None (N)
Aucune modification de données possible
A (Impact Disponibilité)
Availability Impact
High (H)
Interruption totale du service possible

> RÉSUMÉ DES IMPACTS

Confidentialité
None
Aucune divulgation d'informations
Intégrité
None
Aucune modification de données possible
Disponibilité
High
Interruption totale du service possible

> OSV (GOOGLE OPEN SOURCE VULNERABILITIES)

AFFECTED PACKAGES:
Unknown / Unknown
3 versions affected
Unknown / Unknown
2 versions affected

> HISTORIQUE DES MODIFICATIONS

Première apparition
13/02/2024 14:15
Source: NVD
📊 ENRICHISSEMENT 18/10/2025 14:46
CVEPROJECT
Champ modifié: CVE Project
Ancienne valeur:
Non
Nouvelle valeur:
Oui
Total des modifications: 1 Dernière mise à jour: 1 year ago
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