SB2015121501 - Ubuntu update for Bind
Published: December 15, 2015
Security Bulletin ID
SB2015121501
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) Assertion failure (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-8000)
A remote attacker can trigger denial of service (DoS) conditions.The vulnerability exists due to a parsing error when processing incoming responses within db.c file. A remote attacker who can cause a server to request a record with a malformed class attribute can use this bug to trigger a REQUIRE assertion, causing named to exit and denying service to clients.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow an attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.