SB2016031007 - Input validation error in ISC BIND
Published: March 10, 2016 Updated: July 24, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016031007
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-2088)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to a crash the entire system.
resolver.c in named in ISC BIND 9.10.x before 9.10.3-P4, when DNS cookies are enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (INSIST assertion failure and daemon exit) via a malformed packet with more than one cookie option.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/181036.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/178831.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/179904.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84290
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035238
- https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01351
- https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01380
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-07