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ISC BIND < 8.2.2-P7 Compressed ZXFR Name Service Query DoS

high Nessus Plugin ID 10549

Synopsis

It is possible to disable the remote name server remotely.

Description

The remote BIND server, according to its version number, is vulnerable to the 'ZXFR bug' that could allow an attacker to crash this service remotely.

Solution

Upgrade to BIND 8.2.2-P7

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 10549

File Name: bind_zxfr_bug.nasl

Version: 1.22

Type: remote

Family: DNS

Published: 11/12/2000

Updated: 6/27/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.1

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:isc:bind

Required KB Items: bind/version

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/7/2000

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2000-0887

BID: 1923