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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2019-18934

Unbound 1.6.4 through 1.9.4 contain a vulnerability in the ipsec module that can cause shell code execution after receiving a specially crafted answer.

HIGH 7.3EPSS 3.21%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.21%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Unbound 1.6.4 through 1.9.4 contain a vulnerability in the ipsec module that can cause shell code execution after receiving a specially crafted answer. This issue can only be triggered if unbound was compiled with `--enable-ipsecmod` support, and ipsecmod is enabled and used in the configuration.

CVSS 3.1
7.3 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
EPSS
3.21% probability · 87th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-78
Affected
nlnetlabs/unbound · fedoraproject/fedora · opensuse/leap
Source
cve@mitre.org

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