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Debian DSA-1445-1 : maradns - programming error

medium Nessus Plugin ID 29839

Synopsis

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

Description

Michael Krieger and Sam Trenholme discovered a programming error in MaraDNS, a simple security-aware Domain Name Service server, which might lead to denial of service through malformed DNS packets.

Solution

Upgrade the maradns package.

For the old stable distribution (sarge), this problem has been fixed in version 1.0.27-2.

For the stable distribution (etch), this problem has been fixed in version 1.2.12.04-1etch2.

See Also

https://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1445

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 29839

File Name: debian_DSA-1445.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/4/2008

Updated: 1/4/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:maradns, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.1, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:4.0

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

Patch Publication Date: 1/3/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-0061

DSA: 1445