CVE-2026-81634 (GCVE-0-2026-81634)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-09-16 08:30
Modified
2026-09-16 14:32
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VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Summary
In NLnet Labs Unbound up to and including 1.26.0, a 255 length query name with a large TCP response can lead to a heap buffer overflow during the RRSet canonicalisation routine. This is caused by missing to add the first owner name into the buffer length check. A malicious actor operating a malicious name server or tampering with an incoming response to Unbound (canonicalisation happens before DNSSEC validation), can trigger the vulnerability.
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Impacted products
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| NLnet Labs | Unbound |
Version: 0 ≤ |
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