Scientific Linux Security Update : bind-dyndb-ldap on SL6.x i386/x86_64 (20120803)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 61426

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Synopsis

The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The dynamic LDAP back end is a plug-in for BIND that provides back-end capabilities to LDAP databases. It features support for dynamic updates and internal caching that help to reduce the load on LDAP servers.

A flaw was found in the way bind-dyndb-ldap performed the escaping of names from DNS requests for use in LDAP queries. A remote attacker able to send DNS queries to a named server that is configured to use bind-dyndb-ldap could use this flaw to cause named to exit unexpectedly with an assertion failure. (CVE-2012-3429)

All bind-dyndb-ldap users should upgrade to this updated package, which contains a backported patch to correct this issue. For the update to take effect, the named service must be restarted.

Solution

Update the affected bind-dyndb-ldap and / or bind-dyndb-ldap-debuginfo packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 61426

File Name: sl_20120803_bind_dyndb_ldap_on_SL6_x.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Scientific Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 8/6/2012

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:bind-dyndb-ldap, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:bind-dyndb-ldap-debuginfo, x-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 8/3/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/7/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-3429

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