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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2009-0696: BIND: Denial of service

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2009-0696: BIND: Denial of service

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
07/29/2009
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
05/28/2021

Description

The dns_db_findrdataset function in db.c in named in ISC BIND 9.4 before 9.4.3-P3, 9.5 before 9.5.1-P3, and 9.6 before 9.6.1-P1, when configured as a master server, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) via an ANY record in the prerequisite section of a crafted dynamic update message, as exploited in the wild in July 2009.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-net-dns-bind

References

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