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Debian DLA-396-1 : bind9 security update

medium Nessus Plugin ID 87994

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security update.

Description

It was discovered that specific APL RR data could trigger an INSIST failure in apl_42.c and cause the BIND DNS server to exit, leading to a denial of service.

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Solution

Upgrade the affected packages.

See Also

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2016/01/msg00021.html

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

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 87994

File Name: debian_DLA-396.nasl

Version: 2.11

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/20/2016

Updated: 1/11/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:bind9, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:bind9-doc, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:bind9-host, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:bind9utils, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:dnsutils, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:host, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libbind-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libbind9-60, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libdns69, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libisc62, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libisccc60, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libisccfg62, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:liblwres60, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:lwresd, 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: 1/19/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-8704