CVE-2019-16866
mediumpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.035 · 89 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Unbound before 1.9.4 accesses uninitialized memory, which allows remote attackers to trigger a crash via a crafted NOTIFY query. The source IP address of the query must match an access-control rule.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5–7.5
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affected products (9)
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also known as (4)
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references (27)
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- https://github.com/NLnetLabs/unbound/blob/release-1.9.4/doc/Changelogcnnvd
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/E65NCWZZB2D75ZIYWPXKMVGSGNYW4JMC/cnnvd
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MLRHE7TQFAOV4MB2ELTOGESZYUL65NUJ/cnnvd
- https://nlnetlabs.nl/downloads/unbound/CVE-2019-16866.txtcnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-16866cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154781/Ubuntu-Security-Notice-USN-4149-1.htmlcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154883/Debian-Security-Advisory-4544-1.htmlcnnvd
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Oct/23cnnvd
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