GLSA-201311-18 : Unbound: Denial of Service

high Nessus Plugin ID 71120

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Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201311-18 (Unbound: Denial of Service)

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Unbound. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact :

A remote attacker could possibly cause a Denial of Service condition via a specially crafted response.
Workaround :

There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All Unbound users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-dns/unbound-1.4.13_p2'

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 71120

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201311-18.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Family: Gentoo Local Security Checks

Published: 11/29/2013

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:unbound, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/28/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-4528, CVE-2011-4869

BID: 51115

GLSA: 201311-18

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