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Debian DSA-1172-1 : bind9 - programming error

medium Nessus Plugin ID 22714

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Two vulnerabilities have been discovered in BIND9, the Berkeley Internet Name Domain server. The first relates to SIG query processing and the second relates to a condition that can trigger an INSIST failure, both lead to a denial of service.

Solution

Upgrade the bind9 package.

For the stable distribution (sarge) these problems have been fixed in version 9.2.4-1sarge1.

See Also

http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1172

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 22714

File Name: debian_DSA-1172.nasl

Version: 1.18

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/14/2006

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:bind9, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.1

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/9/2006

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/6/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-4095, CVE-2006-4096

CERT: 697164, 915404

DSA: 1172