CVE-2023-2829 (GCVE-0-2023-2829)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-06-21 16:26
Modified
2025-02-13 16:48
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VLAI Severity ?
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Summary
A `named` instance configured to run as a DNSSEC-validating recursive resolver with the Aggressive Use of DNSSEC-Validated Cache (RFC 8198) option (`synth-from-dnssec`) enabled can be remotely terminated using a zone with a malformed NSEC record.
This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.16.8-S1 through 9.16.41-S1 and 9.18.11-S1 through 9.18.15-S1.
References
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Sightings
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Nomenclature
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