| VID |
19056 |
| Severity |
30 |
| Port |
79 |
| Protocol |
TCP,UDP |
| Class |
DNS |
| Detailed Description |
ISC BIND (Berkeley Internet Name Daemon) is a server utility that implements the DNS (domain name service) protocol. It is widely used on the Internet. According to its version number, BIND version 9.9.x prior to 9.9.9-P2 are affected by an error in the lightweight resolver (lwres) protocol implementation when resolving a query name that, when combined with a search list entry, exceeds the maximum allowable length. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this to cause a segmentation fault, resulting in a denial of service condition. This issue occurs when lwresd or the the named 'lwres' option is enabled.
* Note: This check solely relied on the banner of the remote DNS server to assess this vulnerability, so this might be a false positive.
* References:
https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01393
* Platforms Affected:
Internet Software Consortium, BIND version 9.9.x < 9.9.9-P2
Any operating system Any version |
| Recommendation |
Upgrade to the latest version of BIND (9.9.9-P2 or later), available from the Internet Software Consortium (ISC) Web site at http://www.isc.org/downloads/BIND/ |
| Related URL |
CVE-2016-2775 (CVE) |
| Related URL |
(SecurityFocus) |
| Related URL |
(ISS) |
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