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CVE-2009-3602

Unbound before 1.3.4 does not properly verify signatures for NSEC3 records, which allows remote...

7.5 HighFix available

Unbound before 1.3.4 does not properly verify signatures for NSEC3 records, which allows remote attackers to cause secure delegations to be downgraded via DNS spoofing or other DNS-related attacks in conjunction with crafted delegation responses.

Exploit likelihood

2.98%Up 1.0 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Unbound before 1.3.4 does not properly verify signatures for NSEC3 records, which allows remote attackers to cause secure delegations to be downgraded via DNS spoofing or other DNS-related attacks in conjunction with crafted delegation responses.

Record
CVE-2009-3602
CVSS 2.0
7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-310
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Unbound before 1.3.4 does not properly verify signatures for NSEC3 records, which allows remote attackers to cause secure delegations to be downgraded via DNS spoofing or other DNS-related attacks in conjunction with crafted delegation responses.

Record
CVE-2009-3602
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-3583 No score

Unbound before 1.3.4 does not properly verify signatures for NSEC3 records, which allows remote attackers to cause secure delegations to be downgraded via DNS spoofing or other DNS-related attacks in conjunction with crafted delegation responses.

Record
EUVD-2009-3583
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3xrf-3v7w-582w No score

Unbound before 1.3.4 does not properly verify signatures for NSEC3 records, which allows remote...

Unbound before 1.3.4 does not properly verify signatures for NSEC3 records, which allows remote attackers to cause secure delegations to be downgraded via DNS spoofing or other DNS-related attacks in conjunction with crafted delegation responses.

Record
GHSA-3xrf-3v7w-582w
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

Unbound before 1.3.4 does not properly verify signatures for NSEC3 records, which allows remote attackers to cause secure delegations to be downgraded via DNS spoofing or other DNS-related attacks in conjunction with crafted delegation responses.

Record
CVE-2009-3602
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2009-3602 No score

Unbound before 1.3.4 does not properly verify signatures for NSEC3 records, which allows remote attackers to cause secure delegations to be downgraded via DNS spoofing or other DNS-related attacks in conjunction with crafted delegation responses.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2009-3602
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
unbound
Debian:12
before 1.3.4-1
1.3.4-1
unbound
Debian:13
before 1.3.4-1
1.3.4-1
unbound
Debian:14
before 1.3.4-1
1.3.4-1
unbound
Debian:5.0
before 1.0.2-1+lenny1, plus listed versions
1.0.2-1
1.0.2-1+lenny1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2009-3602 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Nlnetlabs Unbound, published October 13, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.98%, the 87th percentile. Fixed in unbound 1.3.4-1.

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