#VU96082 NULL pointer dereference in Unbound - CVE-2024-43167

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#VU96082 NULL pointer dereference in Unbound - CVE-2024-43167

Published: August 19, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU96082
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-43167
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Unbound
Software vendor:
NLnet Labs

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error within the ub_ctx_set_fwd() function. A remote attacker can send specially crafted request to the server and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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