UBUNTU-CVE-2020-12662

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-12662
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2020/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-12662.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-12662
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Published
2020-05-19T11:00:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:46:07Z
Severity
  • 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

Unbound before 1.10.1 has Insufficient Control of Network Message Volume, aka an "NXNSAttack" issue. This is triggered by random subdomains in the NSDNAME in NS records.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / unbound

Package

Name
unbound
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/unbound@1.4.22-1ubuntu4.14.04.3+esm2?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy/trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.4.20-1
1.4.21-1
1.4.21-1ubuntu1
1.4.21-1ubuntu2
1.4.22-1ubuntu1
1.4.22-1ubuntu2
1.4.22-1ubuntu3
1.4.22-1ubuntu4
1.4.22-1ubuntu4.14.04.1
1.4.22-1ubuntu4.14.04.2
1.4.22-1ubuntu4.14.04.3
1.4.22-1ubuntu4.14.04.3+esm1
1.4.22-1ubuntu4.14.04.3+esm2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libunbound-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.4.22-1ubuntu4.14.04.3+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libunbound2",
            "binary_version": "1.4.22-1ubuntu4.14.04.3+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-unbound",
            "binary_version": "1.4.22-1ubuntu4.14.04.3+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "unbound",
            "binary_version": "1.4.22-1ubuntu4.14.04.3+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "unbound-anchor",
            "binary_version": "1.4.22-1ubuntu4.14.04.3+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "unbound-host",
            "binary_version": "1.4.22-1ubuntu4.14.04.3+esm2"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / unbound

Package

Name
unbound
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/unbound@1.5.8-1ubuntu1.1+esm2?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.4.22-1ubuntu6
1.5.7-1ubuntu1
1.5.7-1ubuntu2
1.5.8-1ubuntu1
1.5.8-1ubuntu1.1
1.5.8-1ubuntu1.1+esm1
1.5.8-1ubuntu1.1+esm2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libunbound-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.5.8-1ubuntu1.1+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libunbound2",
            "binary_version": "1.5.8-1ubuntu1.1+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-unbound",
            "binary_version": "1.5.8-1ubuntu1.1+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "unbound",
            "binary_version": "1.5.8-1ubuntu1.1+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "unbound-anchor",
            "binary_version": "1.5.8-1ubuntu1.1+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "unbound-host",
            "binary_version": "1.5.8-1ubuntu1.1+esm2"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / unbound

Package

Name
unbound
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/unbound@1.6.7-1ubuntu2.3?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.6.7-1ubuntu2.3

Affected versions

1.*

1.6.5-1
1.6.7-1
1.6.7-1build1
1.6.7-1ubuntu1
1.6.7-1ubuntu2
1.6.7-1ubuntu2.1
1.6.7-1ubuntu2.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libunbound-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.6.7-1ubuntu2.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libunbound2",
            "binary_version": "1.6.7-1ubuntu2.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-unbound",
            "binary_version": "1.6.7-1ubuntu2.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-unbound",
            "binary_version": "1.6.7-1ubuntu2.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "unbound",
            "binary_version": "1.6.7-1ubuntu2.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "unbound-anchor",
            "binary_version": "1.6.7-1ubuntu2.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "unbound-host",
            "binary_version": "1.6.7-1ubuntu2.3"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / unbound

Package

Name
unbound
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/unbound@1.9.4-2ubuntu1.1?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.9.4-2ubuntu1.1

Affected versions

1.*

1.9.0-2ubuntu1
1.9.0-2ubuntu2
1.9.4-2
1.9.4-2ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libunbound-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.9.4-2ubuntu1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libunbound8",
            "binary_version": "1.9.4-2ubuntu1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-unbound",
            "binary_version": "1.9.4-2ubuntu1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-unbound",
            "binary_version": "1.9.4-2ubuntu1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "unbound",
            "binary_version": "1.9.4-2ubuntu1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "unbound-anchor",
            "binary_version": "1.9.4-2ubuntu1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "unbound-host",
            "binary_version": "1.9.4-2ubuntu1.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}