CVE-2022-2795 Affecting bind package, versions <9.18.7-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.25% (64th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE319-BIND-6105682
  • published8 Dec 2023
  • disclosed21 Sept 2022

Introduced: 21 Sep 2022

CVE-2022-2795  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.19 bind to version 9.18.7-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream bind package and not the bind package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.19 relevant fixed versions and status.

By flooding the target resolver with queries exploiting this flaw an attacker can significantly impair the resolver's performance, effectively denying legitimate clients access to the DNS resolution service.

CVSS Scores

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