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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.810977
Category:Denial of Service
Title:ISC BIND Control Channel Denial of Service Vulnerability - Linux
Summary:ISC BIND is prone to a denial of service vulnerability.
Description:Summary:
ISC BIND is prone to a denial of service vulnerability.

Vulnerability Insight:
The flaw exists due to a feature in named
which allows operators to issue commands to a running server by communicating
with the server process over a control channel, using a utility program such
as rndc.

Vulnerability Impact:
Successful exploitation will allow remote
attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) via
null command string.

Affected Software/OS:
ISC BIND 9.9.9 through 9.9.9-P7, 9.9.10b1
through 9.9.10rc2, 9.10.4 through 9.10.4-P7, 9.10.5b1 through 9.10.5rc2,
9.11.0 through 9.11.0-P4, 9.11.1b1 through 9.11.1rc2, 9.9.9-S1 through
9.9.9-S9.

Solution:
Update to ISC BIND version 9.9.9-P8 or
9.10.4-P8 or 9.11.0-P5 or 9.9.9-S10 or 9.9.10rc3 or 9.10.5rc3 or 9.11.1rc3
or later.

CVSS Score:
3.5

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-3138
BugTraq ID: 97657
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97657
Debian Security Information: DSA-3854 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3854
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-01
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038260
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