5.3

CVE-2023-5680: isc bind

CVSS: 5.3v3.1MediumModified
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2023-5680CGA-2x8m-22mr-2pp9CGA-92w3-48g2-cf77
Published 13-02-2024Last modified 17-03-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-5680 is a medium (CVSS 5.3) vulnerability in isc bind. EPSS estimates a 0.63% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 49.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
21/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.3/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.63%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 0 · Related 2
CGA-946F-9HWV-R3MFCGA-R82P-W92R-6693

Timeline

  1. 13-02-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 17-03-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

If a resolver cache has a very large number of ECS records stored for the same name, the process of cleaning the cache database node for this name can significantly impair query performance. This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.11.3-S1 through 9.11.37-S1, 9.16.8-S1 through 9.16.45-S1, and 9.18.11-S1 through 9.18.21-S1.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 5 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.63%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

49%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.63% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.63%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Isc2 products
  • bind9.11.3:s1 | 9.11.3:s4 | 9.11.4:s1 | 9.11.5:s3 | 9.11.5:s5 | 9.11.5:s6 | 9.11.6:s1 | 9.11.7:s1 | 9.11.8:s1 | 9.11.12:s1 | 9.11.21:s1 | 9.11.27:s1 | 9.11.29:s1 | 9.11.35:s1 | 9.11.37:s1 | 9.16.8:s1 | 9.16.11:s1 | 9.16.12:s1 | 9.16.13:s1 | 9.16.14:s1 | 9.16.21:s1 | 9.16.32:s1 | 9.16.36:s1 | 9.16.43:s1 | 9.18.11:s1 | 9.18.18:s1 | 9.18.21:s1
  • bind 9≥ 9.11.3-S1, ≤ 9.11.37-S1 | ≥ 9.16.8-S1, ≤ 9.16.45-S1 | ≥ 9.18.11-S1, ≤ 9.18.21-S1
Alpine1 product
  • bind< 9.16.48-r0 | < 9.18.24-r0
Chainguard1 product
  • bind< 9.18.25-r0
Netapp1 product
Wolfi1 product
  • bind< 9.18.25-r0

5 vendors · 6 products

References

3 links