CVE-2024-43168

medium

Description

A heap-buffer-overflow flaw was found in the cfg_mark_ports function within Unbound's config_file.c, which can lead to memory corruption. This issue could allow an attacker with local access to provide specially crafted input, potentially causing the application to crash or allowing arbitrary code execution. This could result in a denial of service or unauthorized actions on the system.

References

https://github.com/NLnetLabs/unbound/pull/1040/files

https://github.com/NLnetLabs/unbound/issues/1039

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2303462

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-43168

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2024-08-12

Updated: 2024-08-12

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 3.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Severity: Low

CVSS v3

Base Score: 4.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Severity: Medium