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Debian DSA-2547-1 : bind9 - improper assert

high Nessus Plugin ID 62067

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Synopsis

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

Description

It was discovered that BIND, a DNS server, does not handle DNS records properly which approach size limits inherent to the DNS protocol. An attacker could use crafted DNS records to crash the BIND server process, leading to a denial of service.

Solution

Upgrade the bind9 packages.

For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in version 1:9.7.3.dfsg-1~squeeze7.

See Also

https://packages.debian.org/source/squeeze/bind9

https://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2547

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 62067

File Name: debian_DSA-2547.nasl

Version: 1.14

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/13/2012

Updated: 1/11/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

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:debian:debian_linux:bind9, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:6.0

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/12/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-4244

DSA: 2547