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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.72176
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-2547-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'bind9' package(s) announced via the DSA-2547-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'bind9' package(s) announced via the DSA-2547-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
It was discovered that BIND, a DNS server, does not handle DNS records properly which approach size limits inherent to the DNS protocol. An attacker could use crafted DNS records to crash the BIND server process, leading to a denial of service.

For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in version 1:9.7.3.dfsg-1~
squeeze7.

We recommend that you upgrade your bind9 packages.

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

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-2012-4244
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Sep/msg00002.html
BugTraq ID: 55522
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55522
Debian Security Information: DSA-2547 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2547
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-September/087703.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-September/088381.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-September/087697.html
HPdes Security Advisory: HPSBOV03226
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=141879471518471&w=2
HPdes Security Advisory: SSRT101004
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:152
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2012:1266
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1266.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2012:1267
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1267.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2012:1268
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1268.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2012:1365
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1365.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/50560
http://secunia.com/advisories/50579
http://secunia.com/advisories/50582
http://secunia.com/advisories/50645
http://secunia.com/advisories/50673
http://secunia.com/advisories/51096
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2012:1199 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00022.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2012:1333 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-10/msg00007.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2012:1192 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00021.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1566-1
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