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Debian Security Advisory DSA 1254-1 (bind9)

Information

Severity

Severity

Medium

Family

Family

Debian Local Security Checks

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

4.3

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

16 years ago

Modified

Modified

6 years ago

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Summary

The remote host is missing an update to bind9 announced via advisory DSA 1254-1. It was discovered that the Bind name server daemon is vulnerable to denial of service by triggering an assertion through a crafted DNS query. This only affects installations which use the DNSSEC extensions.

Solution

Solution

For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 9.2.4-1sarge2. For the upcoming stable distribution (etch) this problem will be fixed soon. For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 9.3.4-1. We recommend that you upgrade your bind9 package. https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%201254-1

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