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ISC BIND: SIG(0) can be used to exhaust CPU resources (CVE-2024-1975)

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ISC BIND: SIG(0) can be used to exhaust CPU resources (CVE-2024-1975)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
07/24/2024
Created
07/26/2024
Added
07/24/2024
Modified
07/24/2024

Description

If a server hosts a zone containing a "KEY" Resource Record, or a resolver DNSSEC-validates a "KEY" Resource Record from a DNSSEC-signed domain in cache, a client can exhaust resolver CPU resources by sending a stream of SIG(0) signed requests.

Solution(s)

  • upgrade-isc-bind-latest

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