CVE-2014-8602

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.

CVSS v2.0 4.3 MEDIUM

4.3^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://cert.ssi.gouv.fr/site/CERTFR-2014-AVI-512/index.html	Third Party Advisory
http://unbound.net/downloads/patch_cve_2014_8602.diff	Patch
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3097	Third Party Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/264212	Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71589
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2484-1	Third Party Advisory
https://unbound.net/downloads/CVE-2014-8602.txt	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://cert.ssi.gouv.fr/site/CERTFR-2014-AVI-512/index.html	Third Party Advisory
http://unbound.net/downloads/patch_cve_2014_8602.diff	Patch
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3097	Third Party Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/264212	Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71589
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2484-1	Third Party Advisory
https://unbound.net/downloads/CVE-2014-8602.txt	Patch Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:unbound:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04::::lts:::
	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.10:::::::*

Configuration 3 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2014-12-11 02:59

Updated : 2025-04-12 10:46

NVD link : CVE-2014-8602

Mitre link : CVE-2014-8602

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2014-8602

JSON object : View

Products Affected

nlnetlabs

unbound

canonical

ubuntu_linux

debian

debian_linux

CWE

CWE-399

Resource Management Errors

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