CVE-2014-8602
iterator.c in NLnet Labs Unbound before 1.5.1 does not limit delegation chaining, which allows...
iterator.c in NLnet Labs Unbound before 1.5.1 does not limit delegation chaining, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and CPU consumption) via a large or infinite number of referrals.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
4.3
iterator.c in NLnet Labs Unbound before 1.5.1 does not limit delegation chaining, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and CPU consumption) via a large or infinite number of referrals.
- Record
CVE-2014-8602- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-399
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
iterator.c in NLnet Labs Unbound before 1.5.1 does not limit delegation chaining, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and CPU consumption) via a large or infinite number of referrals.
- Record
CVE-2014-8602- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-8439 No score
iterator.c in NLnet Labs Unbound before 1.5.1 does not limit delegation chaining, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and CPU consumption) via a large or infinite number of referrals.
- Record
EUVD-2014-8439- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rmpj-rcj8-qh82 No score
iterator.c in NLnet Labs Unbound before 1.5.1 does not limit delegation chaining, which allows...
iterator.c in NLnet Labs Unbound before 1.5.1 does not limit delegation chaining, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and CPU consumption) via a large or infinite number of referrals.
- Record
GHSA-rmpj-rcj8-qh82- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
iterator.c in NLnet Labs Unbound before 1.5.1 does not limit delegation chaining, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and CPU consumption) via a large or infinite number of referrals.
- Record
CVE-2014-8602- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2014-8602 No score
iterator.c in NLnet Labs Unbound before 1.5.1 does not limit delegation chaining, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and CPU consumption) via a large or infinite number of referrals.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2014-8602- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10121-1 No score
libunbound-devel-mini-1.5.10-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the libunbound-devel-mini-1.5.10-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10121-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2014-8602 No score
iterator.c in NLnet Labs Unbound before 1.5.1 does not limit delegation chaining, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and CPU consumption) via a large or infinite number of referrals.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2014-8602- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUSN-2484-1 No score
unbound vulnerability
Florian Maury discovered that Unbound incorrectly handled delegation. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Unbound to consume resources, resulting in a denial of service.
- Record
USN-2484-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
unboundDebian:12 |
before 1.4.22-3 | 1.4.22-3 |
unboundDebian:13 |
before 1.4.22-3 | 1.4.22-3 |
unboundDebian:14 |
before 1.4.22-3 | 1.4.22-3 |
unboundDebian:6.0 |
before 1.4.6-1+squeeze4, plus listed versions 1.4.6-11.4.6-1+squeeze21.4.6-1+squeeze3 |
1.4.6-1+squeeze4 |
unboundDebian:7 |
before 1.4.17-3+deb7u2, plus listed versions 1.4.17-31.4.17-3+deb7u1 |
1.4.17-3+deb7u2 |
unbound-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client |
before 0:1.4.20-26.el7 | 0:1.4.20-26.el7 |
unbound-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client |
before 0:1.4.20-26.el7 | 0:1.4.20-26.el7 |
unbound-pythonRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client |
before 0:1.4.20-26.el7 | 0:1.4.20-26.el7 |
unboundRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client |
before 0:1.4.20-26.el7 | 0:1.4.20-26.el7 |
unbound-libsRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client |
before 0:1.4.20-26.el7 | 0:1.4.20-26.el7 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
unboundRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode |
before 0:1.4.20-26.el7 | 0:1.4.20-26.el7 |
unbound-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode |
before 0:1.4.20-26.el7 | 0:1.4.20-26.el7 |
unbound-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode |
before 0:1.4.20-26.el7 | 0:1.4.20-26.el7 |
unbound-pythonRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode |
before 0:1.4.20-26.el7 | 0:1.4.20-26.el7 |
unbound-libsRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode |
before 0:1.4.20-26.el7 | 0:1.4.20-26.el7 |
unbound-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server |
before 0:1.4.20-26.el7 | 0:1.4.20-26.el7 |
unbound-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server |
before 0:1.4.20-26.el7 | 0:1.4.20-26.el7 |
unbound-pythonRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server |
before 0:1.4.20-26.el7 | 0:1.4.20-26.el7 |
unboundRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server |
before 0:1.4.20-26.el7 | 0:1.4.20-26.el7 |
unbound-libsRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server |
before 0:1.4.20-26.el7 | 0:1.4.20-26.el7 |
unbound-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation |
before 0:1.4.20-26.el7 | 0:1.4.20-26.el7 |
unbound-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation |
before 0:1.4.20-26.el7 | 0:1.4.20-26.el7 |
unbound-pythonRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation |
before 0:1.4.20-26.el7 | 0:1.4.20-26.el7 |
unboundRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation |
before 0:1.4.20-26.el7 | 0:1.4.20-26.el7 |
unbound-libsRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation |
before 0:1.4.20-26.el7 | 0:1.4.20-26.el7 |
unboundUbuntu:14.04:LTS |
before 1.4.22-1ubuntu4.14.04.1, plus listed versions 1.4.20-11.4.21-11.4.21-1ubuntu11.4.21-1ubuntu21.4.22-1ubuntu11.4.22-1ubuntu21.4.22-1ubuntu31.4.22-1ubuntu4 |
1.4.22-1ubuntu4.14.04.1 |
unboundopenSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 1.5.10-1.1 | 1.5.10-1.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2014-8602 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Nlnetlabs Unbound, published December 10, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 32.2%, the 98th percentile. Fixed in unbound 1.4.22-3.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/71589
unbound.net/downloads/patch_cve_2014_8602.diff
cert.ssi.gouv.fr/site/CERTFR-2014-AVI-512/index.html
debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3097
oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
kb.cert.org/vuls/id/264212
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unbound.net/downloads/CVE-2014-8602.txt
ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2484-1
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8602
github.com/advisories/GHSA-rmpj-rcj8-qh82
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-8602
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2455
access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1172065
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1180267
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1180995
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2015/rhsa-2015_2455.json
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8602
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8602
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-8602
unbound.net/pipermail/unbound-users/2014-December/003662.html
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2484-1
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8602