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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2014.0524
Category:Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2014-0524)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'bind' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2014-0524 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'bind' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2014-0524 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Updated bind packages fix security vulnerability:

By making use of maliciously-constructed zones or a rogue server, an attacker
can exploit an oversight in the code BIND 9 uses to follow delegations in the
Domain Name Service, causing BIND to issue unlimited queries in an attempt to
follow the delegation. This can lead to resource exhaustion and denial of
service (up to and including termination of the named server process)
(CVE-2014-8500).

Affected Software/OS:
'bind' package(s) on Mageia 4.

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-2014-8500
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00004.html
BugTraq ID: 71590
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71590
CERT/CC vulnerability note: VU#264212
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/264212
Debian Security Information: DSA-3094 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3094
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201502-03.xml
HPdes Security Advisory: HPSBUX03235
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142180687100892&w=2
HPdes Security Advisory: HPSBUX03400
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=144000632319155&w=2
HPdes Security Advisory: SSRT101750
HPdes Security Advisory: SSRT102211
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:165
http://cert.ssi.gouv.fr/site/CERTFR-2014-AVI-512/index.html
NETBSD Security Advisory: NetBSD-SA2015-002
http://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2015-002.txt.asc
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2016:0078
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0078.html
http://securitytracker.com/id?1031311
http://secunia.com/advisories/62064
http://secunia.com/advisories/62122
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2015:0011 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00001.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2015:0096 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00017.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2015:0480 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00009.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2015:0488 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00013.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2015:1250 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-07/msg00038.html
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2437-1
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