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ISC BIND Control Channel Denial of Service Vulnerability (Linux)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The host is installed with ISC BIND and is prone to denial of service vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
The flaw exists due to a feature in named which allows operators to issue commands to a running server by communicating with the server process over a control channel, using a utility program such as rndc.
Affected Software
Affected Software
ISC BIND 9.9.9 through 9.9.9-P7, 9.9.10b1 through 9.9.10rc2, 9.10.4 through 9.10.4-P7, 9.10.5b1 through 9.10.5rc2, 9.11.0 through 9.11.0-P4, 9.11.1b1 through 9.11.1rc2, 9.9.9-S1 through 9.9.9-S9 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-P8 or 9.10.4-P8 or 9.11.0-P5 or 9.9.9-S10 or 9.9.10rc3 or 9.10.5rc3 or 9.11.1rc3 or later on Linux.