- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-2728-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso July 27, 2013 https://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : bind9 Vulnerability : denial of service Problem type : remote Debian-specific: no CVE ID : CVE-2013-4854 Debian Bug : 717936 Maxim Shudrak and the HP Zero Day Initiative reported a denial of service vulnerability in BIND, a DNS server. A specially crafted query that includes malformed rdata can cause named daemon to terminate with an assertion failure while rejecting the malformed query. For the oldstable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in version 1:9.7.3.dfsg-1~squeeze11. For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 1:9.8.4.dfsg.P1-6+nmu2+deb7u1. For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem will be fixed soon. 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: https://www.debian.org/security/ Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Debian: DSA-2728-1: bind9 security update
Maxim Shudrak and the HP Zero Day Initiative reported a denial of service vulnerability in BIND, a DNS server. A specially crafted query that includes malformed rdata can cause named daemon to terminate with an assertion failure while rejecting the malformed query.
