Rapid7 Vulnerability & Exploit Database

ELSA-2012-1122 Important: Oracle Linux bind97 security update

Free InsightVM Trial No credit card necessary

Watch Demo See how it all works

Back to Search

ELSA-2012-1122 Important: Oracle Linux bind97 security update

Severity

CVSS

(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)

Published

07/25/2012

Created

07/25/2018

Added

08/07/2012

Modified

07/04/2017

Description

ISC BIND 9.4.x, 9.5.x, 9.6.x, and 9.7.x before 9.7.6-P2; 9.8.x before 9.8.3-P2; 9.9.x before 9.9.1-P2; and 9.6-ESV before 9.6-ESV-R7-P2, when DNSSEC validation is enabled, does not properly initialize the failing-query cache, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) by sending many queries.

Solution(s)

oracle-linux-upgrade-bind97
oracle-linux-upgrade-bind97-chroot
oracle-linux-upgrade-bind97-devel
oracle-linux-upgrade-bind97-libs
oracle-linux-upgrade-bind97-utils

References

https://attackerkb.com/topics/cve-2012-3817
APPLE-SA-2013-09-12-1
CVE - 2012-3817
DSA-2517
Category I
V0035032
2012-A-0189
RHSA-2012:1122
RHSA-2012:1123
http://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2012-July/002963.html

Advanced vulnerability management analytics and reporting.

Key Features

Free InsightVM Trial View All Features

With Rapid7 live dashboards, I have a clear view of all the assets on my network, which ones can be exploited, and what I need to do in order to reduce the risk in my environment in real-time. No other tool gives us that kind of value and insight.

– Scott Cheney, Manager of Information Security, Sierra View Medical Center

;