CVE-2019-25040 (GCVE-0-2019-25040)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-04-27 05:16 – Updated: 2024-08-05 03:00 Disputed
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Unbound before 1.9.5 allows an infinite loop via a compressed name in dname_pkt_copy. NOTE: The vendor disputes that this is a vulnerability. Although the code may be vulnerable, a running Unbound installation cannot be remotely or locally exploited
Severity
7.5 (High)
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
3 references
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|---|---|
| https://ostif.org/our-audit-of-unbound-dns-by-x41… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021… | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-2021050… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
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