Medium severity · published Aug 1, 2022
CVE-2022-30698
Novel "ghost domain names" attack by introducing subdomain delegations
6.5
CVSS
1.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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 subdomain of a rogue domain name. The rogue nameserver returns delegation information for the subdomain that updates Unbound's delegation cache. This action can be repeated before expiry of the delegation information by querying Unbound for a second level subdomain which the rogue nameserver provides new delegation information. Since Unbound is a child-centric resolver, the ever-updating child delegation information can keep a rogue domain name resolvable long after revocation. From version 1.16.2 on, Unbound checks the validity of parent delegation records before using cached delegation information.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.2% · higher than 67% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
UN
Unbound · NLnet Labs
through 1.16.1 · source: vendor, NVD
FE
Fedora · Fedoraproject
35; 36 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-30698
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-30698
lists.debian.org
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/03/msg00024.html
lists.fedoraproject.org
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5L3ZFWZZFPBIL654BG75RWXUMPFQJ5EC/
lists.fedoraproject.org
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/D35CX4SCZVNKZTWJXPDFTHWZHINMGEZD/
Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202212-02
Vendor Advisory
https://www.nlnetlabs.nl/downloads/unbound/CVE-2022-30698_CVE-2022-30699.txt
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