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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.71619
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu USN-1518-1 (libdns69)
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:
The remote host is missing an update to libdns69
announced via advisory USN-1518-1.

Details:

Einar Lonn discovered that Bind incorrectly initialized the failing-query
cache. A remote attacker could use this flaw to cause Bind to crash,
resulting in a denial of service.

Solution:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 11.10:
libdns69 1:9.7.3.dfsg-1ubuntu4.3

Ubuntu 11.04:
libdns69 1:9.7.3.dfsg-1ubuntu2.5

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
libdns64 1:9.7.0.dfsg.P1-1ubuntu0.6

http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=USN-1518-1

CVSS Score:
7.8

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-3817
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Sep/msg00002.html
Debian Security Information: DSA-2517 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2517
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2012:1122
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1122.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2012:1123
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1123.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027296
http://secunia.com/advisories/51096
http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2012&m=slackware-security.536004
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2012:0969 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-08/msg00013.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2012:0971 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-08/msg00015.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1518-1
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