Every `named` instance configured to run as a recursive resolver maintains a cache database holding the responses to the queries it has recently sent to authoritative servers. The size limit for that cache database can be configured using the `max-cache-size` statement in the configuration file; it defaults to 90% of the total amount of memory available on the host. When the size of the cache reaches 7/8 of the configured limit, a cache-cleaning algorithm starts to remove expired and/or least-recently used RRsets from the cache, to keep memory use below the configured limit. It has been discovered that the effectiveness of the cache-cleaning algorithm used in `named` can be severely diminished by querying the resolver for specific RRsets in a certain order, effectively allowing the configured `max-cache-size` limit to be significantly exceeded. This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.11.0 through 9.16.41, 9.18.0 through 9.18.15, 9.19.0 through 9.19.13, 9.11.3-S1 through 9.16.41-S1, and 9.18.11-S1 through 9.18.15-S1.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2023-2828 is rated Moderate Risk (61.4/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.78%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
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 | 2026-06-22 | 3.39% | 3.78% | +0.39% |
| 2 | 2026-06-15 | 0.90% | 3.39% | +2.48% |
| 3 | 2026-06-07 | — | 0.90% | — |
Full EPSS history (60 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 3.1 | HIGH |
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3.9 | 3.6 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
alpine
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high | CVE-2023-2828: 1 source package rows (bind); 124 state rows across 5 repos (3.19-main, 3.20-main, 3.21-main, 3.22-main, edge-main); fixed 0, open 124. | https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2023-2828 |
debian
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not yet assigned | CVE-2023-2828 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-2023-2828 |
redhat
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high | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-2828 |
suse
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high | — | https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-2828/ |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2023-2828 medium priority: Ubuntu including 3 source packages (bind9, bind9-libs, isc-dhcp), 37 status rows across 13 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): released 13, DNE 8, needs-triage 6, ignored 5, not-affected 5. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-2828 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| isc | bind | >= 9.11.0, <= 9.16.41 | cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* |
| isc | bind | >= 9.11.3, <= 9.16.41 | cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:*:*:*:*:supported_preview:*:*:* |
| isc | bind | >= 9.18.0, <= 9.18.15 | cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* |
| isc | bind | >= 9.18.11, <= 9.18.15 | cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:*:*:*:*:supported_preview:*:*:* |
| isc | bind | >= 9.19.0, <= 9.19.13 | cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* |
| debian | debian_linux | 10.0 | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | debian_linux | 11.0 | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | debian_linux | 12.0 | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| fedoraproject | fedora | 37 | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| fedoraproject | fedora | 38 | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netapp | active_iq_unified_manager | — | cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:vmware_vsphere:*:* |
| netapp | h500s_firmware | — | cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h500s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netapp | h700s_firmware | — | cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h700s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netapp | h410s_firmware | — | cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h410s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netapp | h410c_firmware | — | cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h410c_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netapp | h300s_firmware | — | cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h300s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/06/21/6 | Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://kb.isc.org/docs/cve-2023-2828 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/07/msg00021.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/SEFCEVCTYEMKTWA7V7EYPI5YQQ4JWDLI/ | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/U3K6AJK7RRSR53HRF5GGKPA6PDUDWOD2/ | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230703-0010/ | Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5439 | Third Party Advisory |