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CVE-2019-18934

Unbound 1.6.4 through 1.9.4 contain a vulnerability in the ipsec module that can cause shell code...

7.3 HighFix available

Unbound 1.6.4 through 1.9.4 contain a vulnerability in the ipsec module that can cause shell code execution after receiving a specially crafted answer. This issue can only be triggered if unbound was compiled with --enable-ipsecmod support, and ipsecmod is enabled and used in the configuration.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

Exploit likelihood

3.20%Up 0.3 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.3

Unbound 1.6.4 through 1.9.4 contain a vulnerability in the ipsec module that can cause shell code execution after receiving a specially crafted answer. This issue can only be triggered if unbound was compiled with --enable-ipsecmod support, and ipsecmod is enabled and used in the configuration.

Record
CVE-2019-18934
CVSS 3.1
7.3 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CVSS 2.0
6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-78
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Unbound 1.6.4 through 1.9.4 contain a vulnerability in the ipsec module that can cause shell code execution after receiving a specially crafted answer. This issue can only be triggered if unbound was compiled with --enable-ipsecmod support, and ipsecmod is enabled and used in the configuration.

Record
CVE-2019-18934
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-8607 No score

Unbound 1.6.4 through 1.9.4 contain a vulnerability in the ipsec module that can cause shell code execution after receiving a specially crafted answer. This issue can only be triggered if unbound was compiled with --enable-ipsecmod support, and ipsecmod is enabled and used in the configuration.

Record
EUVD-2019-8607
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p35c-m7rx-rcvq 7.3

Unbound 1.6.4 through 1.9.4 contain a vulnerability in the ipsec module that can cause shell code...

Unbound 1.6.4 through 1.9.4 contain a vulnerability in the ipsec module that can cause shell code execution after receiving a specially crafted answer. This issue can only be triggered if unbound was compiled with --enable-ipsecmod support, and ipsecmod is enabled and used in the configuration.

Record
GHSA-p35c-m7rx-rcvq
CVSS 3.1
7.3 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness
CWE-20, CWE-78
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2019-18934 7.3

Unbound 1.6.4 through 1.9.4 contain a vulnerability in the ipsec module that can cause shell code execution after receiving a specially crafted answer. This issue can only be triggered if unbound was compiled with --enable-ipsecmod support, and ipsecmod is enabled and used in the configuration.

Record
ALPINE-CVE-2019-18934
CVSS 3.1
7.3 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 7.3

Unbound 1.6.4 through 1.9.4 contain a vulnerability in the ipsec module that can cause shell code execution after receiving a specially crafted answer. This issue can only be triggered if unbound was compiled with --enable-ipsecmod support, and ipsecmod is enabled and used in the configuration.

Record
CVE-2019-18934
CVSS 3.1
7.3 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2019-18934 7.3

Unbound 1.6.4 through 1.9.4 contain a vulnerability in the ipsec module that can cause shell code execution after receiving a specially crafted answer. This issue can only be triggered if unbound was compiled with --enable-ipsecmod support, and ipsecmod is enabled and used in the configuration.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2019-18934
CVSS 3.1
7.3 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVOESA-2021-1054 7.3

unbound security update

Unbound is a validating, recursive, caching DNS resolver. It is designed to be fast and lean and incorporates modern features based on open standards. To help increase online privacy, Unbound supports DNS-over-TLS which allows clients to encrypt their communication. Unbound is available for most platforms such as FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD, MacOS, Linux and Microsoft Windows. Unbound is a totally free, open source software under the BSD license. It doesn't make custom builds or provide specific features to paying customers only.

Security Fix(es):

NLnet Labs Unbound, up to and including version 1.12.0, and NLnet Labs NSD, up to and including version 4.3.3, contain a local vulnerability that would allow for a local symlink attack. When writing the PID file, Unbound and NSD create the file if it is not there, or open an existing file for writing. In case the file was already present, they would follow symlinks if the file happened to be a symlink instead of a regular file. An additional chown of the file would then take place after it was written, making the user Unbound/NSD is supposed to run as the new owner of the file. If an attacker has local access to the user Unbound/NSD runs as, she could create a symlink in place of the PID file pointing to a file that she would like to erase. If then Unbound/NSD is killed and the PID file is not cleared, upon restarting with root privileges, Unbound/NSD will rewrite any file pointed at by the symlink. This is a local vulnerability that could create a Denial of Service of the system Unbound/NSD is running on. It requires an attacker having access to the limited permission user Unbound/NSD runs as and point through the symlink to a critical file on the system.(CVE-2020-28935)

Unbound 1.6.4 through 1.9.4 contain a vulnerability in the ipsec module that can cause shell code execution after receiving a specially crafted answer. This issue can only be triggered if unbound was compiled with --enable-ipsecmod support, and ipsecmod is enabled and used in the configuration.(CVE-2019-18934)

Record
OESA-2021-1054
CVSS 3.1
7.3 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2020:1716 5.6

Red Hat Security Advisory: unbound security update

Record
RHSA-2020:1716
CVSS 3.0
5.6 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2019-0344 No score

Updated unbound packages fix security vulnerability

Updated unbound package to version 1.9.5 to fix a potential security vulnerability. In case users recompiled the Mageia package with --enable-ipsecmod, and ipsecmod is enabled and used in the configuration, shell code execution would end up being possible after receiving a specially crafted answer (CVE-2019-18934).

Record
MGASA-2019-0344
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2020:0912-1 No score

Security update for unbound

This update for unbound fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2020-12662: Fixed an issue where unbound could have been tricked into amplifying an incoming query into a large number of queries directed to a target (bsc#1171889).
  • CVE-2020-12663: Fixed an issue where malformed answers from upstream name servers could have been used to make unbound unresponsive (bsc#1171889).
  • CVE-2019-18934: Fixed a vulnerability in the IPSec module which could have allowed code execution after receiving a special crafted answer (bsc#1157268).

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15-SP1:Update update project.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2020:0912-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2020:0913-1 No score

Security update for unbound

This update for unbound fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2020-12662: Fixed an issue where unbound could have been tricked into amplifying an incoming query into a large number of queries directed to a target (bsc#1171889).
  • CVE-2020-12663: Fixed an issue where malformed answers from upstream name servers could have been used to make unbound unresponsive (bsc#1171889).
  • CVE-2019-18934: Fixed a vulnerability in the IPSec module which could have allowed code execution after receiving a special crafted answer (bsc#1157268).

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15-SP1:Update update project.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2020:0913-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11005-1 No score

libunbound8-1.13.2-1.2 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the libunbound8-1.13.2-1.2 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:11005-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2020:1772-1 No score

Security update for unbound

This update for unbound fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2020-12662: Fixed an issue where unbound could have been tricked into amplifying an incoming query into a large number of queries directed to a target (bsc#1171889).
  • CVE-2020-12663: Fixed an issue where malformed answers from upstream name servers could have been used to make unbound unresponsive (bsc#1171889).
  • CVE-2019-18934: Fixed a vulnerability in the IPSec module which could have allowed code execution after receiving a special crafted answer (bsc#1157268).
Record
SUSE-SU-2020:1772-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2020:1819-1 No score

Security update for unbound

This update for unbound fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2020-12662: Fixed an issue where unbound could have been tricked into amplifying an incoming query into a large number of queries directed to a target (bsc#1171889).
  • CVE-2020-12663: Fixed an issue where malformed answers from upstream name servers could have been used to make unbound unresponsive (bsc#1171889).
  • CVE-2019-18934: Fixed a vulnerability in the IPSec module which could have allowed code execution after receiving a special crafted answer (bsc#1157268).
Record
SUSE-SU-2020:1819-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
unbound
Alpine:v3.10
1.6.4 up to 1.9.1-r4
1.9.1-r4
unbound
Alpine:v3.11
1.6.4 up to 1.9.5-r0
1.9.5-r0
unbound
Alpine:v3.12
1.6.4 up to 1.9.5-r0
1.9.5-r0
unbound
Alpine:v3.13
1.6.4 up to 1.9.5-r0
1.9.5-r0
unbound
Alpine:v3.14
1.6.4 up to 1.9.5-r0
1.9.5-r0
unbound
Alpine:v3.15
1.6.4 up to 1.9.5-r0
1.9.5-r0
unbound
Alpine:v3.16
1.6.4 up to 1.9.5-r0
1.9.5-r0
unbound
Alpine:v3.17
1.6.4 up to 1.9.5-r0
1.9.5-r0
unbound
Alpine:v3.18
1.6.4 up to 1.9.5-r0
1.9.5-r0
unbound
Alpine:v3.19
1.6.4 up to 1.9.5-r0
1.9.5-r0
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
unbound
Alpine:v3.20
1.6.4 up to 1.9.5-r0
1.9.5-r0
unbound
Alpine:v3.21
1.6.4 up to 1.9.5-r0
1.9.5-r0
unbound
Alpine:v3.22
1.6.4 up to 1.9.5-r0
1.9.5-r0
unbound
Alpine:v3.23
1.6.4 up to 1.9.5-r0
1.9.5-r0
unbound
Alpine:v3.24
1.6.4 up to 1.9.5-r0
1.9.5-r0
unbound
Alpine:v3.8
1.6.4 up to 1.7.3-r2
1.7.3-r2
unbound
Alpine:v3.9
1.6.4 up to 1.8.3-r3
1.8.3-r3
unbound
Debian:12
before 1.9.6-1
1.9.6-1
unbound
Debian:13
before 1.9.6-1
1.9.6-1
unbound
Debian:14
before 1.9.6-1
1.9.6-1
unbound
Mageia:7
before 1.9.5-1.mga7
1.9.5-1.mga7
unbound
openEuler:20.03-LTS
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 1.11.0-2.oe1
1.11.0-2.oe1
python3-unbound
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
before 0:1.7.3-10.el8
0:1.7.3-10.el8
python3-unbound-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
before 0:1.7.3-10.el8
0:1.7.3-10.el8
unbound
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
before 0:1.7.3-10.el8
0:1.7.3-10.el8
unbound-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
before 0:1.7.3-10.el8
0:1.7.3-10.el8
unbound-debugsource
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
before 0:1.7.3-10.el8
0:1.7.3-10.el8
unbound-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
before 0:1.7.3-10.el8
0:1.7.3-10.el8
unbound-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
before 0:1.7.3-10.el8
0:1.7.3-10.el8
unbound-libs-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
before 0:1.7.3-10.el8
0:1.7.3-10.el8
unbound
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 1.6.8-10.3.1
1.6.8-10.3.1
unbound
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP2
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 1.6.8-10.3.1
1.6.8-10.3.1
unbound
SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 1.6.8-3.6.1
1.6.8-3.6.1
unbound
SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 1.6.8-3.6.1
1.6.8-3.6.1
unbound
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 1.6.8-3.6.1
1.6.8-3.6.1
unbound
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 1.6.8-3.6.1
1.6.8-3.6.1
libunbound-devel-mini
openSUSE:Leap 15.1
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 1.6.8-lp151.8.3.1
1.6.8-lp151.8.3.1
unbound
openSUSE:Leap 15.1
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 1.6.8-lp151.8.3.1
1.6.8-lp151.8.3.1
libunbound-devel-mini
openSUSE:Leap 15.2
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 1.6.8-lp152.9.3.1
1.6.8-lp152.9.3.1
unbound
openSUSE:Leap 15.2
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 1.6.8-lp152.9.3.1
1.6.8-lp152.9.3.1
unbound
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 1.13.2-1.2
1.13.2-1.2

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
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Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2019-18934 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.3) in Nlnetlabs Unbound, published November 19, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.20%, the 88th percentile. Fixed in unbound 1.9.1-r4.

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