Scientific Linux Security Update : bind97 on SL5.x i386/x86_64 (20160127)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 88450

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Synopsis

The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

A denial of service flaw was found in the way BIND processed certain malformed Address Prefix List (APL) records. A remote, authenticated attacker could use this flaw to cause named to crash. (CVE-2015-8704)

After installing the update, the BIND daemon (named) will be restarted automatically.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 88450

File Name: sl_20160127_bind97_on_SL5_x.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Scientific Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 1/28/2016

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:bind97, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:bind97-chroot, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:bind97-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:bind97-devel, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:bind97-libs, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:bind97-utils, x-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux

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

Patch Publication Date: 1/27/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/20/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-8704

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