Unbound DNSSEC Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:48209

Info

Unbound DNSSEC Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 48209
Class: Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE: CVE-2009-4008
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: May 27 2011 12:00AM
Updated: May 27 2011 12:00AM
Credit: Debian
Vulnerable: Unbound Unbound 1.4.3
Unbound Unbound 1.4.2
Unbound Unbound 1.3.4
Unbound Unbound 1.3.3
Debian Linux 5.0 sparc
Debian Linux 5.0 s/390
Debian Linux 5.0 powerpc
Debian Linux 5.0 mipsel
Debian Linux 5.0 mips
Debian Linux 5.0 m68k
Debian Linux 5.0 ia-64
Debian Linux 5.0 ia-32
Debian Linux 5.0 hppa
Debian Linux 5.0 armel
Debian Linux 5.0 arm
Debian Linux 5.0 amd64
Debian Linux 5.0 alpha
Debian Linux 5.0
Not Vulnerable: Unbound Unbound 1.4.4

Discussion

Unbound DNSSEC Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Unbound is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability.

Successfully exploiting this issue allows remote to attackers to cause a DNSSEC outage, effectively denying service to legitimate users.

Versions prior to Unbound 1.4.4 are vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

Unbound DNSSEC Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

An attacker can use readily available network utilities.

Solution / Fix

Unbound DNSSEC Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for more information.

References

Unbound DNSSEC Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

References:

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