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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2017-15105

An improperly validated wildcard NSEC record could be used to prove the non-existence (NXDOMAIN answer) of an existing wildcard record, or trick unbound into accepting a NODATA proof.

MEDIUM 5.3EPSS 2.63%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.63%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

A flaw was found in the way unbound before 1.6.8 validated wildcard-synthesized NSEC records. An improperly validated wildcard NSEC record could be used to prove the non-existence (NXDOMAIN answer) of an existing wildcard record, or trick unbound into accepting a NODATA proof.

CVSS 3.0
5.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
EPSS
2.63% probability · 85th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-358, CWE-20
Affected
nlnetlabs/unbound · debian/debian linux · canonical/ubuntu linux
Source
secalert@redhat.com

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