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CVE-2014-8602

iterator.c in NLnet Labs Unbound before 1.5.1 does not limit delegation chaining, which allows remote attackers to cause

iterator.c in NLnet Labs Unbound before 1.5.1 does not limit delegation chaining, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and CPU consumption) via a large or infinite number of referrals.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3 EPSS 0.0756
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Affected Products & Versions

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nlnetlabs unbound<= 1.5.0
canonical ubuntu linuxall versions
debian linuxall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
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AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Published to NVD11 Dec 2014 · 02:59 AM
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Vendor Advisories

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suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10121-1
usnUSN-2484-1
rhsaRHSA-2015:2455Low
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://cert.ssi.gouv.fr/site/CERTFR-2014-AVI-512/index.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://unbound.net/downloads/patch_cve_2014_8602.diffPatch
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3097Third Party Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/264212Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71589
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