UBUNTU-CVE-2014-8602

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-8602
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2014/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-8602.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-8602
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Published
2014-12-10T00:00:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T07:48:12.224838Z
Severity
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

iterator.c in NLnet Labs Unbound before 1.5.1 does not limit delegation chaining, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and CPU consumption) via a large or infinite number of referrals.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / unbound

Package

Name
unbound
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/unbound@1.4.22-1ubuntu4.14.04.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.4.22-1ubuntu4.14.04.1

Affected versions

1.*

1.4.20-1
1.4.21-1
1.4.21-1ubuntu1
1.4.21-1ubuntu2
1.4.22-1ubuntu1
1.4.22-1ubuntu2
1.4.22-1ubuntu3
1.4.22-1ubuntu4

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libunbound-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.4.22-1ubuntu4.14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libunbound2",
            "binary_version": "1.4.22-1ubuntu4.14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-unbound",
            "binary_version": "1.4.22-1ubuntu4.14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "unbound",
            "binary_version": "1.4.22-1ubuntu4.14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "unbound-anchor",
            "binary_version": "1.4.22-1ubuntu4.14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "unbound-host",
            "binary_version": "1.4.22-1ubuntu4.14.04.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}