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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2019-18934

Unbound 1.6.4 through 1.9.4 contain a vulnerability in the ipsec module that can cause shell code execution after receiving a specially crafted answer. This issue can only be triggered if unbound was compiled with `--enable-ipsecmod` support, and ipsecmod is enabled and used in the configuration.

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CVE-2019-18934
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31 Oct 2026, 11:02 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2019-18934

core-osv · Original source

Published 19 Nov 2019, 18:15 UTC

Unbound 1.6.4 through 1.9.4 contain a vulnerability in the ipsec module that can cause shell code execution after receiving a specially crafted answer. This issue can only be triggered if unbound was compiled with `--enable-ipsecmod` support, and ipsecmod is enabled and used in the configuration.

osv:CVE-2019-18934
Complete source record
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