Bug 2279942 (CVE-2024-33655) - CVE-2024-33655 unbound: DNSBomb vulnerability
Summary: CVE-2024-33655 unbound: DNSBomb vulnerability
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2024-33655
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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low
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Assignee: Product Security
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Depends On: 2279944
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2024-05-10 04:03 UTC by Avinash Hanwate
Modified: 2024-05-10 12:40 UTC (History)
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Fixed In Version: Unbound 1.20.0
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Description Avinash Hanwate 2024-05-10 04:03:24 UTC 
The DNSBomb attack, via specially timed DNS queries and answers, can cause a Denial of Service on resolvers and spoofed targets.

Unbound itself is not vulnerable for DoS, rather it can be used to take part in a pulsing DoS amplification attack.
Comment 1 Avinash Hanwate 2024-05-10 04:08:19 UTC 
Created unbound tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 2279944]
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