Slackware 10.0 / 10.1 / 10.2 / 9.0 / 9.1 / current : bind DoS (SSA:2006-257-01)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 54866

Synopsis

The remote Slackware host is missing a security update.

Description

New bind packages are available for Slackware 9.0, 9.1, 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, and -current to fix a Denial of Service issue.

Solution

Update the affected bind package.

See Also

http://www.isc.org/downloads/bind/bind-security.php

http://www.nessus.org/u?ad29197c

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 54866

File Name: Slackware_SSA_2006-257-01.nasl

Version: 1.12

Type: local

Published: 5/28/2011

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:bind, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:10.0, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:10.1, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:10.2, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:9.0, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:9.1

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Slackware/release, Host/Slackware/packages

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/14/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-4095, CVE-2006-4096

SSA: 2006-257-01