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CVE-2014-8602

Published: Dec 11, 2014 | Modified: Apr 12, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
4.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V2
2.6 LOW
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8602
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/399.html

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.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
UnboundNlnetlabs*1.5.0 (including)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7RedHatunbound-0:1.4.20-26.el7*
UnboundUbuntudevel*
UnboundUbuntuesm-infra-legacy/trusty*
UnboundUbuntuesm-infra/xenial*
UnboundUbuntulucid*
UnboundUbuntuprecise*
UnboundUbuntutrusty*
UnboundUbuntutrusty/esm*
UnboundUbuntuupstream*
UnboundUbuntuutopic*
UnboundUbuntuvivid*
UnboundUbuntuwily*
UnboundUbuntuxenial*
UnboundUbuntuyakkety*
UnboundUbuntuzesty*

References

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