CVE-2023-5679

HIGH
Published Feb 13, 2024 Modified Mar 29, 2025 CWE-617

Description

A bad interaction between DNS64 and serve-stale may cause `named` to crash with an assertion failure during recursive resolution, when both of these features are enabled. This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.16.12 through 9.16.45, 9.18.0 through 9.18.21, 9.19.0 through 9.19.19, 9.16.12-S1 through 9.16.45-S1, and 9.18.11-S1 through 9.18.21-S1.

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CVSS v3.1 Score

7.5
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-617 CWE-617

Affected Products

Vendor Product
netapp active_iq_unified_manager
fedoraproject fedora
fedoraproject fedora
isc bind
isc bind
isc bind
isc bind
isc bind
isc bind
isc bind
isc bind
isc bind
isc bind
isc bind
isc bind
isc bind
isc bind

References

Other References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/02/13/1 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/HVRDSJVZKMCXKKPP6PNR62T7RWZ3YSDZ/ https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/PNNHZSZPG2E7NBMBNYPGHCFI4V4XRWNQ/ https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/RGS7JN6FZXUSTC2XKQHH27574XOULYYJ/ https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/ZDZFMEKQTZ4L7RY46FCENWFB5MDT263R/ https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240426-0002/ http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/02/13/1 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/HVRDSJVZKMCXKKPP6PNR62T7RWZ3YSDZ/ https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/PNNHZSZPG2E7NBMBNYPGHCFI4V4XRWNQ/ https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/RGS7JN6FZXUSTC2XKQHH27574XOULYYJ/

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2023-5679? +
A bad interaction between DNS64 and serve-stale may cause `named` to crash with an assertion failure during recursive resolution, when both of these features are enabled. This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.16.12 through 9.16.45, 9.18.0 through 9.18.21, 9.19.0 through 9.19.19, 9.16.12-S1 through 9.16.45-S1, and 9.18.11-S1 through 9.18.21-S1. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).
How severe is CVE-2023-5679? +
CVE-2023-5679 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.5 out of 10, rated HIGH. This is a high-severity vulnerability that should be prioritized for patching.
What products are affected by CVE-2023-5679? +
CVE-2023-5679 affects products from fedoraproject, isc, netapp, specifically: active_iq_unified_manager, bind, fedora. Check the affected products table above for specific version ranges.
How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2023-5679? +
You can use Secably's free Website Scanner to check your website for known vulnerabilities. For infrastructure scanning, use the Port Scanner to identify exposed services that may be affected. Check the vendor advisories linked above for specific patch and version information.

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