CVE-2022-2906
highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.021 · 81 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.9–7.5
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
weaknesses
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affected products (46)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- IBM Power Hardware Management Console V10all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:ibm:hardware_management_console:v10
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2022-1492Internet Systems Consortium BIND: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Denial of ServiceDeutsch2022-09-20csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Internet Systems Consortium BIND ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen.
also known as (4)
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sources
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references (14)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/09/21/3cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2022-2906cnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2022-2906/cnnvd
- https://kb.isc.org/docs/cve-2022-2906cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168454/Ubuntu-Security-Notice-USN-5626-1.htmlcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/169587/Gentoo-Linux-Security-Advisory-202210-25.htmlcnnvd
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-25cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/ISC-BIND-memory-leak-via-TKEY-Diffie-Hellman-Key-Exchange-39333cnnvd
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