A logic error in code which checks TSIG validity can be used to trigger an assertion failure in tsig.c
ISC · BIND9
A logic error in BIND9 (ISC's DNS server), in the code that checks TSIG validity in tsig.c, can be triggered to cause an assertion failure. An attacker who sends a specially crafted message over the network, without authentication or user interaction, can do so if they know or successfully guess the name of a TSIG key used by the server, which is commonly the default local session key present on most BIND servers.
Using a specially-crafted message, an attacker may potentially cause a BIND server to reach an inconsistent state if the attacker knows (or successfully guesses) the name of a TSIG key used by the server. Since BIND, by default, configures a local session key even on servers whose configuration does not otherwise make use of it, almost all current BIND servers are vulnerable. In releases of BIND dating from March 2018 and after, an assertion check in tsig.c detects this inconsistent state and deliberately exits. Prior to the introduction of the check the server would continue operating in an inconsistent state, with potentially harmful results.
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- Proof Point Emerging Exploit list14 Dec 2022