SB20240823101 - Privilege escalation in Unbound



SB20240823101 - Privilege escalation in Unbound

Published: August 23, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB20240823101
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

Low 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-43168)

CWE-ID: CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the cfg_mark_ports() function in config_file.c. A local user can pass a specially crafted file to the application, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.