SB2012091403 - Input validation error in ISC BIND 

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SB2012091403 - Input validation error in ISC BIND

Published: September 14, 2012 Updated: August 4, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2012091403
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-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.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References