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ISC BIND Denial of Service Vulnerability - 04 - Jan16
Information
Severity
Severity
High
Family
Family
Denial of Service
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
7.1
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
8 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
The host is installed with ISC BIND and is prone to remote denial of service vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
The flaw is due to a race condition in 'resolver.c' script when handling socket errors.
Affected Software
Affected Software
ISC BIND versions 9.9.8 through 9.9.8-P1, 9.9.8-S1 through 9.9.8-S2, 9.10.3 through 9.10.3-P1.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Upgrade to ISC BIND version 9.9.8-P2 or 9.9.8-S3 or 9.10.3-P2 or later.