| VID |
19080 |
| Severity |
30 |
| Port |
53 |
| Protocol |
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 9.12.x prior to 9.12.2-P1 are affected by a denial of service vulnerability in the deny-answer-aliases feature.
* 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-01639
* Platforms Affected:
Internet Software Consortium, BIND version 9.12.x < 9.12.2-P1
Any operating system Any version |
| Recommendation |
Upgrade to the latest version of BIND (9.12.2-P1 or later), available from the Internet Software Consortium (ISC) Web site at http://www.isc.org/downloads/BIND/ |
| Related URL |
CVE-2018-5740 (CVE) |
| Related URL |
105055 (SecurityFocus) |
| Related URL |
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