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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.806998
Category:Denial of Service
Title:ISC BIND Denial of Service Vulnerability (CVE-2015-8461)
Summary:ISC BIND is prone to a remote denial of service vulnerability.
Description:Summary:
ISC BIND is prone to a remote denial of service vulnerability.

Vulnerability Insight:
The flaw is due to a race condition
in the 'resolver.c' file when handling socket errors.

Vulnerability Impact:
Successful exploitation will allow remote
attackers to cause a denial of service.

Affected Software/OS:
ISC BIND versions 9.9.8 through 9.9.8-P1,
9.9.8-S1 through 9.9.8-S2, 9.10.3 through 9.10.3-P1.

Solution:
Update to ISC BIND version 9.9.8-P2 or
9.9.8-S3 or 9.10.3-P2 or later.

CVSS Score:
7.1

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-8461
BugTraq ID: 79347
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79347
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/174145.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/174252.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034419
http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2015&m=slackware-security.539966
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