CVE-2020-19861

ldns: When a zone file in ldns 1.7.1 is parsed, the function ldns_nsec3_salt_data is too trusted for the length value obtai...

CVE-2020-19861 is fixed in 6 products on 1 platform, first by ldnsutils 1.7.0-3ubuntu4.1, released January 21, 2022. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVSS
7.5
high
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0149
74th percentile

When a zone file in ldns 1.7.1 is parsed, the function ldns_nsec3_salt_data is too trusted for the length value obtained from the zone file. When the memcpy is copied, the 0xfe - ldns_rdf_size(salt_rdf) byte data can be copied, causing heap overflow information leakage.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
ldns · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) 1.8.1-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2020-19861 Jan 21, 2022
ldns · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 1.8.1-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2020-19861 Jan 21, 2022
ldns · Debian 14 1.8.1-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2020-19861 Jan 21, 2022
ldnsutils · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1.7.0-3ubuntu4.1 ldnsutils 1.7.0-3ubuntu4.1 Jan 21, 2022
ldnsutils · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 1.7.0-4.1ubuntu1+esm1 ldnsutils 1.7.0-4.1ubuntu1+esm1 Jan 21, 2022
ldnsutils · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 1.7.1-2ubuntu4+esm1 ldnsutils 1.7.1-2ubuntu4+esm1 Jan 21, 2022
libldns2 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1.7.0-3ubuntu4.1 libldns2 1.7.0-3ubuntu4.1 Jan 21, 2022
libldns2 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 1.7.0-4.1ubuntu1+esm1 libldns2 1.7.0-4.1ubuntu1+esm1 Jan 21, 2022
libldns3 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 1.7.1-2ubuntu4+esm1 libldns3 1.7.1-2ubuntu4+esm1 Jan 21, 2022
python-ldns · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1.7.0-3ubuntu4.1 python-ldns 1.7.0-3ubuntu4.1 Jan 21, 2022
python-ldns · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 1.7.0-4.1ubuntu1+esm1 python-ldns 1.7.0-4.1ubuntu1+esm1 Jan 21, 2022
python3-ldns · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1.7.0-3ubuntu4.1 python3-ldns 1.7.0-3ubuntu4.1 Jan 21, 2022
python3-ldns · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 1.7.0-4.1ubuntu1+esm1 python3-ldns 1.7.0-4.1ubuntu1+esm1 Jan 21, 2022
python3-ldns · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 1.7.1-2ubuntu4+esm1 python3-ldns 1.7.1-2ubuntu4+esm1 Jan 21, 2022

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