Debian: DSA-2560-1 Urgent: bind9 Vulnerability to Denial of Service
debian
October 20, 2012
It was discovered that BIND, a DNS server, hangs while constructing the additional section of a DNS reply, when certain combinations of resource records are present
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Summary
It was discovered that BIND, a DNS server, hangs while constructing
the additional section of a DNS reply, when certain combinations of
resource records are present. This vulnerability affects both
recursive and authoritative servers.
For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 1:9.7.3.dfsg-1~squeeze8.
We recommend that you upgrade your bind9 packages.
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/
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Package: bind9
CVE ID: CVE-2012-5166
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