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Slackware 10.0 / 10.1 / 10.2 / 11.0 / 8.1 / 9.0 / 9.1 : bind (SSA:2007-026-01)

high Nessus Plugin ID 24667

Synopsis

The remote Slackware host is missing a security update.

Description

New bind packages are available for Slackware 8.1, 9.0, 9.1, 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, and 11.0 to fix denial of service security issues.
Versions of bind-9.2.x older than bind-9.2.8, and versions of bind-9.3.x older than 9.3.4 can be made to crash with malformed local or remote data.

Solution

Update the affected bind package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?aaddf56e

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 24667

File Name: Slackware_SSA_2007-026-01.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Published: 2/18/2007

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:bind, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:10.0, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:10.1, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:10.2, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:11.0, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:8.1, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:9.0, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:9.1

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Slackware/release, Host/Slackware/packages

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/27/2007

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/25/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-0493, CVE-2007-0494

SSA: 2007-026-01