77159 : ISC BIND Recursive Query Parsing Remote DoS
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2011-11-16

Description

ISC BIND 9 contains a flaw that may allow a remote denial of service. The issue is triggered when specially crafted recursive queries occur, and will result in loss of availability for the service.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Denial of Service
Impact: Loss of Availability
Solution: Patch / RCS, Upgrade
Exploit: Exploit Private
Disclosure: Vendor Verified, Discovered in the Wild

Solution

Upgrade to version 9.8.1-P1, 9.7.4-P1, 9.6-ESV-R5-P1, 9.4-ESV-R5-P1 or higher, as they have been reported to fix this vulnerability. In addition, ISC has released a patch for some older versions.

Products

Internet Systems Consortium, Inc.	BIND	9.4-ESV
		9.6-ESV
		9.7.x
		9.8.x

References

Credit

Unknown or Incomplete

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 5.0
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2011-11-30 | Disagree? | There are 1 more: View All

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