FreeBSD update for unbound



Published: 2020-07-09
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
CVE-ID CVE-2020-12662
CVE-2020-12663
CWE-ID CWE-20
CWE-835
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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Vendor FreeBSD Foundation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU28161

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-12662

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input when processing DNS responses. A remote attacker who controls a malicious DNS server can send a specially crafted response and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack against third-party DNS servers.

The attack is triggered by random subdomains in the NSDNAME in NS records.

Mitigation

Install patch from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

FreeBSD: 11.0 - 12.1

External links

http://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-20:19.unbound.asc


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Infinite loop

EUVDB-ID: #VU28163

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-12663

CWE-ID: CWE-835 - Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop when parsing DNS responses. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted DNS response to the server, consume all available system resources and cause denial of service conditions.

Mitigation

Install patch from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

FreeBSD: 11.0 - 12.1

External links

http://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-20:19.unbound.asc


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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