CVE-2014-8602 (GCVE-0-2014-8602)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2014-12-11 02:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 13:26
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
8 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71589 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| http://unbound.net/downloads/patch_cve_2014_8602.diff | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://cert.ssi.gouv.fr/site/CERTFR-2014-AVI-512/… | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3097 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN |
| http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/264212 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VN |
| https://unbound.net/downloads/CVE-2014-8602.txt | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2484-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU |
Date Public
2014-12-09 00:00
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