Libunbound applications configured with 'unwanted-reply-threshold' could eventually be abruptly terminated (NLnet Labs Unbound)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.25 % · percentile 16 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- NLnet Labs
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Description
With NLnet Labs Unbound up to and including version 1.25.1, applications using libunbound and configured with 'unwanted-reply-threshold', could eventually be abruptly terminated if the threshold is reached and libunbound needs to call 'libworker_alloc_cleanup' since the function is absent from the function call allow list. When an application using libunbound sets 'unwanted-reply-threshold' to any non-zero value and the iterator queries an authoritative that replies with enough wrong-transaction-ID UDP datagrams to cross the threshold, the 'libworker_alloc_cleanup' will eventually be called. Since the function is absent from the function call allow list, this leads to a fatal exit of libunbound and eventual termination of the embedding application.Unbound itself is not affected since its relevant function 'worker_alloc_cleanup' is registed in the allow list and proceeds to perform the documented cache flush.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-754 — Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 5.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | NLnet Labs |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 5.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | NVD · sep@nlnetlabs.nl (Secondary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-47667
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-44621
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:unbound:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*< 1.25.2
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| NLnet Labs · Unbound | affected 0 < 1.25.2 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |