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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.69979
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-2272-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'bind9' package(s) announced via the DSA-2272-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'bind9' package(s) announced via the DSA-2272-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
It was discovered that BIND, a DNS server, does not correctly process certain UPDATE requests, resulting in a server crash and a denial of service. This vulnerability affects BIND installations even if they do not actually use dynamic DNS updates.

For the oldstable distribution (lenny), this problem has been fixed in version 1:9.6.ESV.R4+dfsg-0+lenny3.

For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in version 1:9.7.3.dfsg-1~
squeeze3.

The testing distribution (wheezy) and the unstable distribution (sid) will be fixed later.

We recommend that you upgrade your bind9 packages.

Affected Software/OS:
'bind9' package(s) on Debian 5, Debian 6.

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-2011-2464
http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00003.html
BugTraq ID: 48566
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48566
Bugtraq: 20110705 Security Advisory: CVE-2011-2464 - ISC BIND 9 Remote packet Denial of Service against Authoritative and Recursive Servers (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/518749/100/0/threaded
CERT/CC vulnerability note: VU#142646
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/142646
Debian Security Information: DSA-2272 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2272
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-July/062846.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-July/062522.html
HPdes Security Advisory: HPSBUX02719
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=131983337229394&w=2
HPdes Security Advisory: SSRT100658
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:115
http://osvdb.org/73605
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A13997
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0926.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025742
http://secunia.com/advisories/45082
http://secunia.com/advisories/45089
http://secunia.com/advisories/45143
http://secunia.com/advisories/45177
http://secunia.com/advisories/45185
http://secunia.com/advisories/45223
http://secunia.com/advisories/45410
http://secunia.com/advisories/45412
http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2011&m=slackware-security.377171
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SA:2011:029 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-07/msg00002.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2011:0759 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-07/msg00004.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2011:0788 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-07/msg00006.html
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1163-1/
XForce ISS Database: iscbind-update-dos(68375)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68375
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