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ISC BIND: A REQUIRE assertion failure in rdataset.c can be deliberately triggered in servers performing NXDOMAIN redirection (CVE-2016-1284)

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ISC BIND: A REQUIRE assertion failure in rdataset.c can be deliberately triggered in servers performing NXDOMAIN redirection (CVE-2016-1284)

Severity
3
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
02/04/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
03/01/2016
Modified
03/24/2023

Description

rdataset.c in ISC BIND 9 Supported Preview Edition 9.9.8-S before 9.9.8-S5, when nxdomain-redirect is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (REQUIRE assertion failure and daemon exit) via crafted flag values in a query.

Solution(s)

  • upgrade-isc-bind-latest

References

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