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FreeBSD : dns/bind9* -- crash on deliberately constructed combination of records (57a700f9-12c0-11e2-9f86-001d923933b6)

high Nessus Plugin ID 62489

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Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

ISC reports :

A deliberately constructed combination of records could cause named to hang while populating the additional section of a response.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?d479f839

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 62489

File Name: freebsd_pkg_57a700f912c011e29f86001d923933b6.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Published: 10/11/2012

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:bind96, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:bind96-base, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:bind97, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:bind97-base, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:bind98, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:bind98-base, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:bind99, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:bind99-base, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Patch Publication Date: 10/10/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/26/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-5166