VID |
19062 |
Severity |
40 |
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.x prior to 9.9.2-P2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) via malformed options data in an OPT resource record.
* 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-01433/74/CVE-2016-2848
* Platforms Affected: Internet Software Consortium, BIND version 9.x < 9.9.2-P2 Any operating system Any version |
Recommendation |
Upgrade to the latest version of BIND (9.9.2-P2 or later), available from the Internet Software Consortium (ISC) Web site at http://www.isc.org/downloads/BIND/ |
Related URL |
CVE-2016-2848 (CVE) |
Related URL |
93809 (SecurityFocus) |
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