CVE-2022-2881
Buffer overread in statistics channel code
The underlying bug might cause read past end of the buffer and either read memory it should not read, or crash the process.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
5.5
Buffer overread in statistics channel code
The underlying bug might cause read past end of the buffer and either read memory it should not read, or crash the process.
- Record
CVE-2022-2881- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-35113
5.5
The underlying bug might cause read past end of the buffer and either read memory it should not read, or crash the process.
- Record
EUVD-2022-35113- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gjh8-h6gp-pqgr
8.2
The underlying bug might cause read past end of the buffer and either read memory it should not...
The underlying bug might cause read past end of the buffer and either read memory it should not read, or crash the process.
- Record
GHSA-gjh8-h6gp-pqgr- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
5.5
The underlying bug might cause read past end of the buffer and either read memory it should not read, or crash the process.
- Record
CVE-2022-2881- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2022-2881
8.2
The underlying bug might cause read past end of the buffer and either read memory it should not read, or crash the process.
- Record
ALPINE-CVE-2022-2881- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
OSVBELL-CVE-2022-2881
8.2
CVE-2022-2881 does not affect BellSoft software
- Record
BELL-CVE-2022-2881- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSV
8.2
The underlying bug might cause read past end of the buffer and either read memory it should not read, or crash the process.
- Record
CVE-2022-2881- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2022-2881
8.2
The underlying bug might cause read past end of the buffer and either read memory it should not read, or crash the process.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2022-2881- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
OSVOESA-2022-1981
8.2
bind security update
BIND (Berkeley Internet Name Domain) is an implementation of the DNS (Domain Name System) protocols. BIND includes a DNS server (named), which resolves host names to IP addresses; a resolver library (routines for applications to use when interfacing with DNS); and tools for verifying that the DNS server is operating properly.
Security Fix(es):
By spoofing the target resolver with responses that have a malformed ECDSA signature, an attacker can trigger a small memory leak. It is possible to gradually erode available memory to the point where named crashes for lack of resources.(CVE-2022-38177)
By spoofing the target resolver with responses that have a malformed EdDSA signature, an attacker can trigger a small memory leak. It is possible to gradually erode available memory to the point where named crashes for lack of resources.(CVE-2022-38178)
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.(CVE-2022-2795)
The underlying bug might cause read past end of the buffer and either read memory it should not read, or crash the process.(CVE-2022-2881)
An attacker can leverage this flaw to gradually erode available memory to the point where named crashes for lack of resources. Upon restart the attacker would have to begin again, but nevertheless there is the potential to deny service.(CVE-2022-2906)
- Record
OESA-2022-1981- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVOESA-2022-1982
8.2
bind security update
BIND (Berkeley Internet Name Domain) is an implementation of the DNS (Domain Name System) protocols. BIND includes a DNS server (named), which resolves host names to IP addresses; a resolver library (routines for applications to use when interfacing with DNS); and tools for verifying that the DNS server is operating properly.
Security Fix(es):
By spoofing the target resolver with responses that have a malformed ECDSA signature, an attacker can trigger a small memory leak. It is possible to gradually erode available memory to the point where named crashes for lack of resources.(CVE-2022-38177)
By spoofing the target resolver with responses that have a malformed EdDSA signature, an attacker can trigger a small memory leak. It is possible to gradually erode available memory to the point where named crashes for lack of resources.(CVE-2022-38178)
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.(CVE-2022-2795)
The underlying bug might cause read past end of the buffer and either read memory it should not read, or crash the process.(CVE-2022-2881)
An attacker can leverage this flaw to gradually erode available memory to the point where named crashes for lack of resources. Upon restart the attacker would have to begin again, but nevertheless there is the potential to deny service.(CVE-2022-2906)
- Record
OESA-2022-1982- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVOESA-2022-1983
8.2
bind security update
BIND (Berkeley Internet Name Domain) is an implementation of the DNS (Domain Name System) protocols. BIND includes a DNS server (named), which resolves host names to IP addresses; a resolver library (routines for applications to use when interfacing with DNS); and tools for verifying that the DNS server is operating properly.
Security Fix(es):
By sending specific queries to the resolver, an attacker can cause named to crash.(CVE-2022-3080)
By spoofing the target resolver with responses that have a malformed ECDSA signature, an attacker can trigger a small memory leak. It is possible to gradually erode available memory to the point where named crashes for lack of resources.(CVE-2022-38177)
By spoofing the target resolver with responses that have a malformed EdDSA signature, an attacker can trigger a small memory leak. It is possible to gradually erode available memory to the point where named crashes for lack of resources.(CVE-2022-38178)
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.(CVE-2022-2795)
The underlying bug might cause read past end of the buffer and either read memory it should not read, or crash the process.(CVE-2022-2881)
An attacker can leverage this flaw to gradually erode available memory to the point where named crashes for lack of resources. Upon restart the attacker would have to begin again, but nevertheless there is the potential to deny service.(CVE-2022-2906)
- Record
OESA-2022-1983- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVROOT-OS-DEBIAN-11-CVE-2022-2881
8.2
CVE-2022-2881 in bind9 - Patched by Root
Root has patched CVE-2022-2881 in the bind9 package for Root:Debian:11. Multiple fixed versions available.
- Record
ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-11-CVE-2022-2881- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2022-2881
8.2
The underlying bug might cause read past end of the buffer and either read memory it should not read, or crash the process.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2022-2881- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:12356-1 No score
bind-9.18.7-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the bind-9.18.7-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:12356-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUSN-5626-1 No score
bind9 vulnerabilities
Yehuda Afek, Anat Bremler-Barr, and Shani Stajnrod discovered that Bind incorrectly handled large delegations. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to reduce performance, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2022-2795)
It was discovered that Bind incorrectly handled statistics requests. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive memory contents, or cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-2881)
It was discovered that Bind incorrectly handled memory when processing certain Diffie-Hellman key exchanges. A remote attacker could use this issue to consume resources, leading to a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-2906)
Maksym Odinintsev discovered that Bind incorrectly handled answers from cache when configured with a zero stale-answer-timeout. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Bind to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-3080)
It was discovered that Bind incorrectly handled memory when processing ECDSA DNSSEC verification. A remote attacker could use this issue to consume resources, leading to a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-38177)
It was discovered that Bind incorrectly handled memory when processing EDDSA DNSSEC verification. A remote attacker could use this issue to consume resources, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2022-38178)
- Record
USN-5626-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
bindAlpine:v3.13 |
9.18.0 up to 9.16.33-r0 | 9.16.33-r0 |
bindAlpine:v3.14 |
9.18.0 up to 9.16.33-r0 | 9.16.33-r0 |
bindAlpine:v3.15 |
9.18.0 up to 9.16.33-r0 | 9.16.33-r0 |
bindAlpine:v3.16 |
9.18.0 up to 9.16.33-r0 | 9.16.33-r0 |
bindAlpine:v3.17 |
9.18.0 up to 9.18.7-r0 | 9.18.7-r0 |
bindAlpine:v3.18 |
9.18.0 up to 9.18.7-r0 | 9.18.7-r0 |
bindAlpine:v3.19 |
9.18.0 up to 9.18.7-r0 | 9.18.7-r0 |
bindAlpine:v3.20 |
9.18.0 up to 9.18.7-r0 | 9.18.7-r0 |
bindAlpine:v3.21 |
9.18.0 up to 9.18.7-r0 | 9.18.7-r0 |
bindAlpine:v3.22 |
9.18.0 up to 9.18.7-r0 | 9.18.7-r0 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
bindAlpine:v3.23 |
9.18.0 up to 9.18.7-r0 | 9.18.7-r0 |
bindAlpine:v3.24 |
9.18.0 up to 9.18.7-r0 | 9.18.7-r0 |
bind9Debian:12 |
before 1:9.18.7-1 | 1:9.18.7-1 |
bind9Debian:13 |
before 1:9.18.7-1 | 1:9.18.7-1 |
bind9Debian:14 |
before 1:9.18.7-1 | 1:9.18.7-1 |
bindopenEuler:20.03-LTS-SP1 From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 9.11.21-15.oe1 | 9.11.21-15.oe1 |
bindopenEuler:20.03-LTS-SP3 From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 9.11.21-14.oe1 | 9.11.21-14.oe1 |
bindopenEuler:22.03-LTS From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 9.16.23-11.oe2203 | 9.16.23-11.oe2203 |
bind9Root:Debian:11 |
before 1:9.16.50-1~deb11u6.aikido.8 | 1:9.16.50-1~deb11u6.aikido.8 |
rootio-bind9Root:Debian:11 |
before 1:9.16.50-1~deb11u6.aikido.8 | 1:9.16.50-1~deb11u6.aikido.8 |
bind9Ubuntu:22.04:LTS |
before 1:9.18.1-1ubuntu1.2, plus listed versions 1:9.16.15-1ubuntu11:9.16.15-1ubuntu21:9.16.15-1ubuntu31:9.18.0-2ubuntu11:9.18.0-2ubuntu21:9.18.0-2ubuntu31:9.18.1-1ubuntu11:9.18.1-1ubuntu1.1 |
1:9.18.1-1ubuntu1.2 |
bind9Ubuntu:18.04:LTS From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.18, plus listed versions 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-12.6ubuntu11:9.11.2.P1-1ubuntu21:9.11.2.P1-1ubuntu31:9.11.2.P1-1ubuntu41:9.11.2.P1-1ubuntu5 Show 16 moreShow less1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu11:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.11:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.21:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.31:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.51:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.71:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.81:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.91:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.101:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.111:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.121:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.131:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.141:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.151:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.161:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.17 |
1:9.11.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.18 |
bind9Ubuntu:20.04:LTS From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 1:9.16.1-0ubuntu2.11, plus listed versions 1:9.11.5.P4+dfsg-5.1ubuntu21:9.11.5.P4+dfsg-5.1ubuntu31:9.11.5.P4+dfsg-5.1ubuntu41:9.11.5.P4+dfsg-5.1ubuntu51:9.11.14+dfsg-1ubuntu1 Show 15 moreShow less1:9.11.14+dfsg-3ubuntu11:9.16.0-1ubuntu31:9.16.0-1ubuntu41:9.16.0-1ubuntu51:9.16.1-0ubuntu11:9.16.1-0ubuntu21:9.16.1-0ubuntu2.11:9.16.1-0ubuntu2.21:9.16.1-0ubuntu2.31:9.16.1-0ubuntu2.41:9.16.1-0ubuntu2.61:9.16.1-0ubuntu2.71:9.16.1-0ubuntu2.81:9.16.1-0ubuntu2.91:9.16.1-0ubuntu2.10 |
1:9.16.1-0ubuntu2.11 |
bind9Ubuntu:22.04:LTS From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 1:9.18.1-1ubuntu1.2, plus listed versions 1:9.16.15-1ubuntu11:9.16.15-1ubuntu21:9.16.15-1ubuntu31:9.18.0-2ubuntu11:9.18.0-2ubuntu21:9.18.0-2ubuntu31:9.18.1-1ubuntu11:9.18.1-1ubuntu1.1 |
1:9.18.1-1ubuntu1.2 |
bindopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 9.18.7-1.1 | 9.18.7-1.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | OSV | |
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-2881 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Isc Bind, published September 21, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.41%, the 72nd percentile. Fixed in bind 9.16.33-r0.
References
kb.isc.org/docs/cve-2022-2881
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/09/21/3
security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-25
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2881
github.com/advisories/GHSA-gjh8-h6gp-pqgr
security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2022-2881
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docs.bell-sw.com/security/cves/CVE-2022-2881
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-2881
openeuler.org/en/security/safety-bulletin/detail.html?id=openEuler-SA-2022-1981
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-38177
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-38178
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2795
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2906
openeuler.org/en/security/safety-bulletin/detail.html?id=openEuler-SA-2022-1982
openeuler.org/en/security/safety-bulletin/detail.html?id=openEuler-SA-2022-1983
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3080
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-2881
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5626-1
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-2881
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-2795
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-2906
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-3080
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-38177
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-38178
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-2795
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-2881
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-2906
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-3080
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-38178