SB2011112902 - Input validation error in ISC BIND 

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SB2011112902 - Input validation error in ISC BIND

Published: November 29, 2011 Updated: August 4, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2011112902
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2011-4313)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.

query.c in ISC BIND 9.0.x through 9.6.x, 9.4-ESV through 9.4-ESV-R5, 9.6-ESV through 9.6-ESV-R5, 9.7.0 through 9.7.4, 9.8.0 through 9.8.1, and 9.9.0a1 through 9.9.0b1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and named exit) via unknown vectors related to recursive DNS queries, error logging, and the caching of an invalid record by the resolver.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References