CVE-2022-0396 | DoS from specifically crafted TCP packets

BIND 9.16.11 -> 9.16.26, 9.17.0 -> 9.18.0 and versions 9.16.11-S1 -> 9.16.26-S1 of the BIND Supported Preview Edition. Specifically crafted TCP streams can cause connections to BIND to remain in CLOSE_WAIT status for an indefinite period of time, even after the client has terminated the connection.

Published: 2022-03-23 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2022-0396 is rated Moderate Risk (52.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.62%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +2.52% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-0396

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.10% 2.62% +2.52%
2 2025-11-24 0.01% 0.10% +0.08%
3 2025-11-21 0.01%

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-0396

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.3 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:L)
Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.
3.9 1.4 [email protected]
5.3 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:L)
Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.
3.9 1.4 [email protected]
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-0396

OS Trackers for CVE-2022-0396

vendor priority summary link
alpine CVE-2022-0396: 1 source package rows (bind); 39 state rows across 8 repos (3.12-main, 3.17-main, 3.18-main, 3.19-main, 3.20-main, 3.21-main, 3.22-main, edge-main); fixed 8, open 31. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2022-0396
debian not yet assigned CVE-2022-0396 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (bind9), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-0396
gentoo low CVE-2022-0396: 1 GLSA(s) (202210-25), 2 atom(s) (net-dns/bind, net-dns/bind-tools); latest impact low. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2022-0396
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-0396
suse medium CVE-2022-0396 severity moderate: SUSE including 305 source package names (amazon/suse-sles-15-sp1-chost-byos-v20210304-hvm-ssd-x86_64, amazon/suse-sles-15-sp1-chost-byos-v20220127-hvm-ssd-x86_64, …), 788 product×package rows across 133 product lines (HPE Helion OpenStack 8, Image SLES15-SP4, … (133 product lines)): Known Not Affected 353, Fixed 318, Known Affected 117. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-0396/
ubuntu medium CVE-2022-0396 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (bind9), 7 status rows across 7 suites (bionic, focal, impish, jammy, trusty, upstream, xenial): not-affected 4, released 3. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-0396

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-0396

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
isc bind >= 9.16.11, < 9.16.27 cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
isc bind >= 9.16.11, < 9.16.27 cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:*:*:*:*:supported_preview:*:*:*
isc bind >= 9.17.0, <= 9.18.0 cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 34 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 35 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 36 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp h300s_firmware cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h300s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp h500s_firmware cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h500s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp h700s_firmware cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h700s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp h300e_firmware cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h300e_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp h500e_firmware cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h500e_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp h700e_firmware cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h700e_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp h410s_firmware cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h410s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp h410c_firmware cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h410c_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
siemens sinec_ins < 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:siemens:sinec_ins:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
siemens sinec_ins 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:siemens:sinec_ins:1.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
siemens sinec_ins 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:siemens:sinec_ins:1.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-0396

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