CVE-2020-10772
An incomplete fix for CVE-2020-12662 was shipped for Unbound in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, as...
An incomplete fix for CVE-2020-12662 was shipped for Unbound in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, as part of erratum RHSA-2020:2414. Vulnerable versions of Unbound could still amplify an incoming query into a large number of queries directed to a target, even with a lower amplification ratio compared to versions of Unbound that shipped before the mentioned erratum. This issue is about the incomplete fix for CVE-2020-12662, and it does not affect upstream versions of Unbound.
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
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
7.5
An incomplete fix for CVE-2020-12662 was shipped for Unbound in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, as part of erratum RHSA-2020:2414. Vulnerable versions of Unbound could still amplify an incoming query into a large number of queries directed to a target, even with a lower amplification ratio compared to versions of Unbound that shipped before the mentioned erratum. This issue is about the incomplete fix for CVE-2020-12662, and it does not affect upstream versions of Unbound.
- Record
CVE-2020-10772- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-406, CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An incomplete fix for CVE-2020-12662 was shipped for Unbound in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, as part of erratum RHSA-2020:2414. Vulnerable versions of Unbound could still amplify an incoming query into a large number of queries directed to a target, even with a lower amplification ratio compared to versions of Unbound that shipped before the mentioned erratum. This issue is about the incomplete fix for CVE-2020-12662, and it does not affect upstream versions of Unbound.
- Record
CVE-2020-10772- Weakness
- CWE-406
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-3186 No score
An incomplete fix for CVE-2020-12662 was shipped for Unbound in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, as part of erratum RHSA-2020:2414. Vulnerable versions of Unbound could still amplify an incoming query into a large number of queries directed to a target, even with a lower amplification ratio compared to versions of Unbound that shipped before the mentioned erratum. This issue is about the incomplete fix for CVE-2020-12662, and it does not affect upstream versions of Unbound.
- Record
EUVD-2020-3186- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g6qm-p3jr-vj64 No score
An incomplete fix for CVE-2020-12662 was shipped for Unbound in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, as...
An incomplete fix for CVE-2020-12662 was shipped for Unbound in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, as part of erratum RHSA-2020:2414. Vulnerable versions of Unbound could still amplify an incoming query into a large number of queries directed to a target, even with a lower amplification ratio compared to versions of Unbound that shipped before the mentioned erratum. This issue is about the incomplete fix for CVE-2020-12662, and it does not affect upstream versions of Unbound.
- Record
GHSA-g6qm-p3jr-vj64- Weakness
- CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2020:2642
7.5
Red Hat Security Advisory: unbound security update
- Record
RHSA-2020:2642- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
unboundRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client |
before 0:1.6.6-5.el7_8 | 0:1.6.6-5.el7_8 |
unbound-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client |
before 0:1.6.6-5.el7_8 | 0:1.6.6-5.el7_8 |
unbound-libsRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client |
before 0:1.6.6-5.el7_8 | 0:1.6.6-5.el7_8 |
unbound-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client |
before 0:1.6.6-5.el7_8 | 0:1.6.6-5.el7_8 |
unbound-pythonRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client |
before 0:1.6.6-5.el7_8 | 0:1.6.6-5.el7_8 |
unboundRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode |
before 0:1.6.6-5.el7_8 | 0:1.6.6-5.el7_8 |
unbound-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode |
before 0:1.6.6-5.el7_8 | 0:1.6.6-5.el7_8 |
unbound-libsRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode |
before 0:1.6.6-5.el7_8 | 0:1.6.6-5.el7_8 |
unbound-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode |
before 0:1.6.6-5.el7_8 | 0:1.6.6-5.el7_8 |
unbound-pythonRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode |
before 0:1.6.6-5.el7_8 | 0:1.6.6-5.el7_8 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
unboundRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server |
before 0:1.6.6-5.el7_8 | 0:1.6.6-5.el7_8 |
unbound-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server |
before 0:1.6.6-5.el7_8 | 0:1.6.6-5.el7_8 |
unbound-libsRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server |
before 0:1.6.6-5.el7_8 | 0:1.6.6-5.el7_8 |
unbound-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server |
before 0:1.6.6-5.el7_8 | 0:1.6.6-5.el7_8 |
unbound-pythonRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server |
before 0:1.6.6-5.el7_8 | 0:1.6.6-5.el7_8 |
unboundRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation |
before 0:1.6.6-5.el7_8 | 0:1.6.6-5.el7_8 |
unbound-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation |
before 0:1.6.6-5.el7_8 | 0:1.6.6-5.el7_8 |
unbound-libsRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation |
before 0:1.6.6-5.el7_8 | 0:1.6.6-5.el7_8 |
unbound-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation |
before 0:1.6.6-5.el7_8 | 0:1.6.6-5.el7_8 |
unbound-pythonRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation |
before 0:1.6.6-5.el7_8 | 0:1.6.6-5.el7_8 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, products | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-10772 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Nlnet Labs Unbound, published November 27, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.35%, the 71st percentile. Fixed in unbound 0:1.6.6-5.el7_8.
References
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1846026
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-10772
github.com/advisories/GHSA-g6qm-p3jr-vj64
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:2642
access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2020/rhsa-2020_2642.json
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-10772
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-10772