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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.882582
Category:CentOS Local Security Checks
Title:CentOS Update for bind CESA-2016:2093 centos6
Summary:Check the version of bind
Description:Summary:
Check the version of bind

Vulnerability Insight:
The Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND)
is an implementation of the Domain Name System (DNS) protocols. BIND includes
a DNS server (named) a resolver library (routines for applications to use when
interfacing with DNS) and tools for verifying that the DNS server is operating
correctly.

Security Fix(es):

* A denial of service flaw was found in the way BIND handled packets with
malformed options. A remote attacker could use this flaw to make named exit
unexpectedly with an assertion failure via a specially crafted DNS packet.
(CVE-2016-2848)

Affected Software/OS:
bind on CentOS 6

Solution:
Please Install the Updated Packages.

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-2016-2848
BugTraq ID: 93809
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93809
BugTraq ID: 93814
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93814
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2016:2093
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2093.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2016:2094
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2094.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2016:2099
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2099.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037073
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