VDB
GHSA-rmpj-rcj8-qh82
GHSA-rmpj-rcj8-qh82
PUBLISHED
CVSS 8.699999809265137 HIGH
Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published May 17, 2022
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.
Risk scores
CVSS 4.0
8.699999809265137
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Timeline
- May 17, 2022 CVE Published
- Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch (2 in total, the first dated here)
- Apr 30, 2026 Security Advisory (3 in total, the first dated here)
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References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8602 advisory
- https://unbound.net/downloads/CVE-2014-8602.txt url
- http://cert.ssi.gouv.fr/site/CERTFR-2014-AVI-512/index.html url
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html url
- http://unbound.net/downloads/patch_cve_2014_8602.diff url
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71589 url
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3097 advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/264212 advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2484-1 advisory