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VMSA-2012-0016: Update to ESX service console bind packages (CVE-2012-3817)

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VMSA-2012-0016: Update to ESX service console bind packages (CVE-2012-3817)

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
07/25/2012
Created
07/25/2018
Added
11/22/2012
Modified
02/13/2015

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)

  • vmware-esx41-upgrade-874690

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References

  • vmware-esx41-upgrade-874690

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