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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.64035
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-1803-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'nsd, nsd3' package(s) announced via the DSA-1803-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'nsd, nsd3' package(s) announced via the DSA-1803-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Ilja van Sprundel discovered that a buffer overflow in NSD, an authoritative name service daemon, allowed to crash the server by sending a crafted packet, creating a denial of service.

For the old stable distribution (etch), this problem has been fixed in version 2.3.6-1+etch1 of the nsd package.

For the stable distribution (lenny), this problem has been fixed in version 2.3.7-1.1+lenny1 of the nsd package and version 3.0.7-3.lenny2 of the nsd3 package.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 2.3.7-3 for nsd, nsd3 will be fixed soon.

We recommend that you upgrade your nsd or nsd3 package.

Affected Software/OS:
'nsd, nsd3' package(s) on Debian 4, Debian 5.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
5.0

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2009-1755
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/05/19/1
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