Unbound < 1.4.3 'sock_list' Structure Allocation Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability (CVE-2010-0969)

Medium Nessus Plugin ID 106380

Synopsis

The remote name server is affected by a remote denial of service vulnerability.

Description

According to its self-reported version number, the remote Unbound DNS resolver is affected by a remote denial of service vulnerability when allocating 'sock_list' structures.

Solution

Upgrade to Unbound version 1.4.3 or later.

See Also

https://nlnetlabs.nl/projects/unbound/download/

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 106380

File Name: unbound_1_4_3.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: remote

Family: DNS

Published: 2018/01/26

Modified: 2018/11/15

Dependencies: 87872

Risk Information

Risk Factor: Medium

CVSS v2.0

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.6

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS2#E:F/RL:OF/RC:C

CVSS v3.0

Base Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:unbound:unbound

Required KB Items: Settings/ParanoidReport, unbound/version

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2010/03/11

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2010/03/11

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-0969

BID: 38701