CVE-2020-10772

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: November 27, 2020 at 05:40 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:48 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsUnboundEnterprise Linux

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%

Description

An incomplete fix for CVE-2020-12662 was shipped for Unbound in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, as part of erratum RHSA-2020:2414. Vulnerable versions of Unbound could still amplify an incoming query into a large number of queries directed to a target, even with a lower amplification ratio compared to versions of Unbound that shipped before the mentioned erratum. This issue is about the incomplete fix for CVE-2020-12662, and it does not affect upstream versions of Unbound.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

redhat-enterprise-linux (environment)
All versions

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1846026

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-406CWE-400

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