CVE-2022-30699

Novel "ghost domain names" attack by updating almost expired delegation information

Published Aug 1, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS 1.2% KEV · Not listed
Description
NLnet Labs Unbound, up to and including version 1.16.1, is vulnerable to a novel type of the "ghost domain names" attack. The vulnerability works by targeting an Unbound instance. Unbound is queried for a rogue domain name when the cached delegation information is about to expire. The rogue nameserver delays the response so that the cached delegation information is expired. Upon receiving the delayed answer containing the delegation information, Unbound overwrites the now expired entries. This action can be repeated when the delegation information is about to expire making the rogue delegation information ever-updating. From version 1.16.2 on, Unbound stores the start time for a query and uses that to decide if the cached delegation information can be overwritten.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3371-1 unbound security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-52529 NLnet Labs Unbound, up to and including version 1.16.1, is vulnerable to a novel type of the "ghost domain names" attack. The vulnerability works by targeting an Unbound instance. Unbound is queried for a rogue domain name when the cached delegation information is about to expire. The rogue nameserver delays the response so that the cached delegation information is expired. Upon receiving the delayed answer containing the delegation information, Unbound overwrites the now expired entries. This action can be repeated when the delegation information is about to expire making the rogue delegation information ever-updating. From version 1.16.2 on, Unbound stores the start time for a query and uses that to decide if the cached delegation information can be overwritten.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5569-1 Unbound vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00085}

epss

{'score': 0.00093}

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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
NLnet Labs
Published
Updated
Sep 16, 2024, 6:29 PM
Reserved
May 13, 2022, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 1, 2022, 3:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 4:44 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Aug 1, 2022, 12:00 AM