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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.120175
Category:Amazon Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Amazon Linux: Security Advisory (ALAS-2012-146)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'bind' package(s) announced via the ALAS-2012-146 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'bind' package(s) announced via the ALAS-2012-146 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
A flaw was found in the DNS64 implementation in BIND. If a remote attacker sent a specially-crafted query to a named server, named could exit unexpectedly with an assertion failure. Note that DNS64 support is not enabled by default. (CVE-2012-5688)

Affected Software/OS:
'bind' package(s) on Amazon Linux.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.8

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-5688
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Sep/msg00002.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2012:1549
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1549.html
http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2012&m=slackware-security.536004
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1657-1
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