CVE-2023-50868 Affecting unbound package, versions <1.9.4-2ubuntu1.5


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (19th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2004-UNBOUND-6245557
  • published28 Feb 2024
  • disclosed14 Feb 2024

Introduced: 14 Feb 2024

CVE-2023-50868  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:20.04 unbound to version 1.9.4-2ubuntu1.5 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:20.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

The Closest Encloser Proof aspect of the DNS protocol (in RFC 5155 when RFC 9276 guidance is skipped) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption for SHA-1 computations) via DNSSEC responses in a random subdomain attack, aka the "NSEC3" issue. The RFC 5155 specification implies that an algorithm must perform thousands of iterations of a hash function in certain situations.

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