Main Vulnerability Database SB2012102403

SB2012102403 - SUSE Linux update for bind

Published: October 24, 2012

Security Bulletin ID SB2012102403

Severity

Medium

Patch available

YES

Number of vulnerabilities 2

Exploitation vector Remote access

Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Low
Medium
High
Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.

1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-4244)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

ISC BIND 9.x before 9.7.6-P3, 9.8.x before 9.8.3-P3, 9.9.x before 9.9.1-P3, and 9.4-ESV and 9.6-ESV before 9.6-ESV-R7-P3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and named daemon exit) via a query for a long resource record.

2) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-5166)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

ISC BIND 9.x before 9.7.6-P4, 9.8.x before 9.8.3-P4, 9.9.x before 9.9.1-P4, and 9.4-ESV and 9.6-ESV before 9.6-ESV-R7-P4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (named daemon hang) via unspecified combinations of resource records.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-10/msg00014.html