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ISC BIND 'buffer.c' Assertion Failure Denial of Service Vulnerability (Linux)
Information
Severity
Severity
High
Family
Family
Denial of Service
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
7.8
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
7 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
The host is installed with ISC BIND and is prone to denial of service vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
The flaw exists due to the 'buffer.c' script in named in ISC BIND does not properly construct responses.
Affected Software
Affected Software
ISC BIND 9 before 9.9.9-P3, 9.10.x before 9.10.4-P3, and 9.11.x before 9.11.0rc3 on Linux.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Upgrade to ISC BIND version 9.9.9-P3 or 9.10.4-P3 or 9.11.0rc3 or later on Linux.