CVE-2022-3488 | named may terminate unexpectedly when processing ECS options in repeated responses to iterative queries

Processing of repeated responses to the same query, where both responses contain ECS pseudo-options, but where the first is broken in some way, can cause BIND to exit with an assertion failure. 'Broken' in this context is anything that would cause the resolver to reject the query response, such as a mismatch between query and answer name. This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.11.4-S1 through 9.11.37-S1 and 9.16.8-S1 through 9.16.36-S1.

Published: 2023-01-26 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2022-3488 is rated High Risk (67.8/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 19.05%, 97th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +3.83% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-3488

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 15.21% 19.05% +3.83%
2 2026-04-22 13.86% 15.21% +1.35%
3 2026-04-06 — 13.86% —

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-3488

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H 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:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H 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:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-3488

OS Trackers for CVE-2022-3488

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2022-3488 unimportant 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-2022-3488
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-3488
suse high CVE-2022-3488 severity important: SUSE including 31 source package names (bind, bind-chrootenv, …), 325 product×package rows across 34 product lines (SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0, SUSE Enterprise Storage 6, … (34 product lines)): Known Not Affected 325. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-3488/
ubuntu medium CVE-2022-3488 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (bind9, isc-dhcp), 16 status rows across 8 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, kinetic, lunar, trusty, upstream, xenial): not-affected 14, needs-triage 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-3488

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-3488

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
isc bind 9.11.4 cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.11.4:s1:*:*:supported_preview:*:*:*
isc bind 9.11.37 cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.11.37:s1:*:*:supported_preview:*:*:*
isc bind 9.16.8 cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.16.8:s1:*:*:supported_preview:*:*:*
isc bind 9.16.36 cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:9.16.36:s1:*:*:supported_preview:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-3488

URL Tags
https://kb.isc.org/docs/cve-2022-3488 Vendor Advisory
cvelogic Threat Intelligence