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RHEL 2.1 : bind (RHSA-2002:119)
high Nessus Plugin ID 12635
Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.Description
Version 9 of ISC BIND, prior to version 9.2.1, contained a denial of service (DoS) attack vulnerability. Various versions of the ISC BIND resolver libraries are vulnerable to a buffer overflow attack.ISC BIND (Berkeley Internet Name Domain) is an implementation of the DNS (Domain Name System) protocols. BIND includes a DNS server (named)
-- which resolves hostnames to IP addresses, a resolver library (routines for applications to use when interfacing with DNS), and various tools.
Versions of BIND 9 prior to 9.2.1 have a bug that causes certain requests to the BIND name server to fail an internal consistency check, causing the name server to stop responding to requests. This can be used by a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) attack against name servers. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2002-0400 to this issue.
A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in multiple implementations of DNS resolver libraries. Applications that utilize vulnerable DNS resolver libraries may be affected. A remote attacker who is able to send malicious DNS responses could potentially exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (DoS) attack on a vulnerable system. Red Hat Linux does not ship with any applications or libraries that link against the BIND resolver libraries; however, third party code may be affected. (CVE-2002-0651)
Red Hat Linux Advanced Server shipped with a version of ISC BIND vulnerable to both of these issues. All users of BIND are advised to upgrade to the errata packages containing BIND 9.2.1 which contains backported patches that correct these issues.
Solution
Update the affected bind, bind-devel and / or bind-utils packages.See Also
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2002-0400
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 12635
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2002-119.nasl
Version: 1.28
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 7/6/2004
Updated: 1/14/2021
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.3
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 5.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:bind-devel, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:bind, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:bind-utils
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 7/29/2002
Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/18/2002
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2002-0400, CVE-2002-0651
BID: 5100