Fedora 16 : bind-9.8.4-2.fc16 / bind-dyndb-ldap-1.1.0-0.15.rc1.fc16 / dhcp-4.2.4-4.P2.fc16 / etc (2012-15981)

high Nessus Plugin ID 62656

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Synopsis

The remote Fedora host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Update to the latest BIND packages to fix CVE-2012-5166 and incorporate other fixes from upstream. Packages dhcp, bind-dyndb-ldap and dnsperf were rebuilt.

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Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 62656

File Name: fedora_2012-15981.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Fedora Local Security Checks

Published: 10/23/2012

Updated: 1/11/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

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:fedoraproject:fedora:dhcp, cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:16, p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:bind-dyndb-ldap, p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:bind, p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:dnsperf

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/12/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-5166

BID: 55852

FEDORA: 2012-15981

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