Heap buffer overflow and possible Remote Code Execution when digesting DNSKEY
48Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. It has a public proof of concept.
ssvc Attendcvss 9.1epss 0.6%
from disclosure to weapon2 days
Published on NVDSep 16
1st PoC+2d
exploitation probability
0.6%top 53% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
nono source reports it
1 public exploit(s)
In NLnet Labs Unbound up to and including 1.26.0, a vulnerability was found in the DNSSEC validator that enables denial of service and possible remote code execution as a result of digesting DNSKEYs. A DNSKEY with an owner compression pointer to its own RDATA can overflow the digest buffer. Remote code execution is possible through attacker controlled data. An adversary can exploit the vulnerability by controlling a malicious zone and querying a vulnerable Unbound.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:U/U:Red
Affected products
NLnet Labs · Unboundpublic PoCs found — 1
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