CVE-2014-8602

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    CVE-2014-8602

    Published: 11 Dec 2014Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://cert.ssi.gouv.fr/site/CERTFR-2014-AVI-512/index.html, http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3097, http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/264212, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2484-1, https://unbound.net/downloads/CVE-2014-8602.txt, http://unbound.net/downloads/patch_cve_2014_8602.diff, https://unbound.net/downloads/CVE-2014-8602.txt, http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/264212, http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71589

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
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    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
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    Low
    High
    Availability
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    High