# CVE-2011-4869: validator/val\_nsec3.c in Unbound before 1.4.13p2 does not properly perform proof processing for NSEC3-signed zones, which allows remote DNS

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2011-12-20 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

validator/val_nsec3.c in Unbound before 1.4.13p2 does not properly perform proof processing for NSEC3-signed zones, which allows remote DNS servers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a malformed response that lacks expected NSEC3 records, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-4528.

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## References

- http://unbound.nlnetlabs.nl/downloads/CVE-2011-4528.txt
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47326
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/209659
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71868
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2370
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-January/071535.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-January/071525.html
- http://osvdb.org/77910

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