SB2016102104 - Ubuntu update for Bind
Published: October 21, 2016
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016102104
Severity
Low
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) Denial of service (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-2848)
The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated user to perform DoS attack on the targete system.The weakness is due to insuffcient handling of options data in an OPT resource record. By sending a specially crafted DNS packet, attackers can trigger the named service to crash.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability leads to denial of service on the vulnarable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.