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Debian DSA-3319-1 : bind9 - security update
high Nessus Plugin ID 85053
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Synopsis
The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.Description
Jonathan Foote discovered that the BIND DNS server does not properly handle TKEY queries. A remote attacker can take advantage of this flaw to mount a denial of service via a specially crafted query triggering an assertion failure and causing BIND to exit.Solution
Upgrade the bind9 packages.For the oldstable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 1:9.8.4.dfsg.P1-6+nmu2+deb7u6.
For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 1:9.9.5.dfsg-9+deb8u2.
See Also
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=793903
https://packages.debian.org/source/jessie/bind9
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 85053
File Name: debian_DSA-3319.nasl
Version: 2.14
Type: Local
Agent: unix
Family: Debian Local Security Checks
Published: 7/29/2015
Updated: 10/8/2026
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7
Percentile: 98.05
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 6.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2015-5477
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:7.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:8.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:bind9
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 7/28/2015
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 10/11/2026
Exploitable With
Core Impact
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2015-5477
DSA: 3319