vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2023-50868: bind9: Preparing an NSEC3 closest encloser proof can exhaust CPU resources (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Feb 14, 2024 | Feb 27, 2024 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Feb 14, 2024
Added
Feb 27, 2024
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
Description
The Closest Encloser Proof aspect of the DNS protocol (in RFC 5155 when RFC 9276 guidance is skipped) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption for SHA-1 computations) via DNSSEC responses in a random subdomain attack, aka the "NSEC3" issue. The RFC 5155 specification implies that an algorithm must perform thousands of iterations of a hash function in certain situations.
Solutions
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References
Rapid7 Labs
2026 Global Threat Landscape Report
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