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Scientific Linux Security Update : bind on SL7.x x86_64 (20170116)
high Nessus Plugin ID 96563
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Synopsis
The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
Security Fix(es) :- A denial of service flaw was found in the way BIND processed a response to an ANY query. A remote attacker could use this flaw to make named exit unexpectedly with an assertion failure via a specially crafted DNS response. (CVE-2016-9131)
- A denial of service flaw was found in the way BIND handled a query response containing inconsistent DNSSEC information. A remote attacker could use this flaw to make named exit unexpectedly with an assertion failure via a specially crafted DNS response. (CVE-2016-9147)
- A denial of service flaw was found in the way BIND handled an unusually- formed DS record response. A remote attacker could use this flaw to make named exit unexpectedly with an assertion failure via a specially crafted DNS response. (CVE-2016-9444)
Solution
Update the affected packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 96563
File Name: sl_20170116_bind_on_SL7_x.nasl
Version: 3.6
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 1/17/2017
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: 5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:bind-pkcs11, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:bind-pkcs11-devel, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:bind-pkcs11-libs, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:bind-pkcs11-utils, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:bind, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:bind-chroot, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:bind-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:bind-devel, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:bind-libs, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:bind-libs-lite, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:bind-license, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:bind-lite-devel, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:bind-sdb, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:bind-sdb-chroot, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:bind-utils, x-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Patch Publication Date: 1/16/2017
Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/12/2017