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ISC BIND Recursive Query Handling Denial of Service Vulnerability

Last Update Date: 7 Jun 2013 Release Date: 6 Jun 2013 4111 Views

RISK: High Risk

TYPE: Servers - Other Servers

TYPE: Other Servers

A vulnerability has been identified in ISC BIND, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).

 

The vulnerability is caused due to an error when handling recursive query for zones, which can be exploited to cause a crash.


Impact

  • Denial of Service

System / Technologies affected

  • Versions 9.6-ESV-R9, 9.8.5, and 9.9.3

Solutions

Before installation of the software, please visit the software manufacturer web-site for more details.


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