VulnerabilityModified

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.

MEDIUM 4.3EPSS 25.2%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 25.2%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

CVSS 2.0: 4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS: 25.20% probability · 98th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-399
Affected: nlnetlabs/unbound · canonical/ubuntu linux · debian/debian linux
Source: cve@mitre.org

References

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 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-2484-1Third Party Advisory
https://unbound.net/downloads/CVE-2014-8602.txtPatch, Vendor Advisory
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 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-2484-1Third Party Advisory
https://unbound.net/downloads/CVE-2014-8602.txtPatch, Vendor Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.