FreeBSD : unbound -- can be tricked into following an endless series of delegations, this consumes a lot of resources (10d73529-7f4b-11e4-af66-00215af774f0)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 79810

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Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Unbound developer reports :

The resolver can be tricked into following an endless series of delegations, this consumes a lot of resources.

Solution

Update the affected package.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 79810

File Name: freebsd_pkg_10d735297f4b11e4af6600215af774f0.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: local

Family: FreeBSD Local Security Checks

Published: 12/9/2014

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:unbound, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/9/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/8/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-8602

BID: 71589

FreeBSD: SA-14:30.unbound

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