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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.120451
Category:Amazon Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Amazon Linux: Security Advisory (ALAS-2015-465)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'bind' package(s) announced via the ALAS-2015-465 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'bind' package(s) announced via the ALAS-2015-465 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
A denial of service flaw was found in the way BIND followed DNS delegations. A remote attacker could use a specially crafted zone containing a large number of referrals which, when looked up and processed, would cause named to use excessive amounts of memory or crash. (CVE-2014-8500)

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-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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