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CVE-2014-8602

unbound: specially crafted request can lead to denial of service

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

2.6

CVSS 2.0

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Published · December 8, 2014

Updated · November 21, 2025

Description

A denial of service flaw was found in unbound that an attacker could use to trick the unbound resolver into following an endless loop of delegations, consuming an excessive amount of resources.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 2.0 · 2.6
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CWE-770 · Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling