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SuSE9 Security Update : bind (YOU Patch Number 12462)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 41316

Synopsis

The remote SuSE 9 host is missing a security-related patch.

Description

Specially crafted ddns update packets could trigger an exception in bind causing it to exit. The attack works if bind is master for a zone even if ddns is not configured (CVE-2009-0696). This has been fixed.

Solution

Apply YOU patch number 12462.

See Also

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-0696.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 41316

File Name: suse9_12462.nasl

Version: 1.12

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/24/2009

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.1

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/29/2009

Exploitable With

Core Impact

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-0696

CWE: 16