Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting unbound package, versions <1.6.7-1ubuntu2.3
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EPSS
1.96% (89th
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU1804-UNBOUND-570211
- published 19 May 2020
- disclosed 19 May 2020
Introduced: 19 May 2020
CVE-2020-12663 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Ubuntu:18.04 unbound to version 1.6.7-1ubuntu2.3 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream unbound package and not the unbound package as distributed by Ubuntu.
See How to fix? for Ubuntu:18.04 relevant fixed versions and status.
Unbound before 1.10.1 has an infinite loop via malformed DNS answers received from upstream servers.
References
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2020-12663
- https://nlnetlabs.nl/downloads/unbound/CVE-2020-12662_2020-12663.txt
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4694
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-12663
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YJ42N2HBZ3DXMSEC56SWIIOFQGOS5M7I/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/F5NFROI2OMCZLYRTCNGHGO3TUD32LCIQ/
- https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-20:19.unbound.asc
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00017.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/05/19/5
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00067.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00069.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4374-1/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/F5NFROI2OMCZLYRTCNGHGO3TUD32LCIQ/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YJ42N2HBZ3DXMSEC56SWIIOFQGOS5M7I/
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