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FreeBSD Ports: bind99
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The remote host is missing an update to the system as announced in the referenced advisory.
Insight
Insight
The following packages are affected: bind99 bind98 bind97 bind96 CVE-2012-3817 ISC BIND 9.4.x, 9.5.x, 9.6.x, and 9.7.x before 9.7.6-P2, 9.8.x before 9.8.3-P2, 9.9.x before 9.9.1-P2, and 9.6-ESV before 9.6-ESV-R7-P2, when DNSSEC validation is enabled, does not properly initialize the failing-query cache, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) by sending many queries.
Solution
Solution
Update your system with the appropriate patches or software upgrades.