GLSA-201510-01 : BIND: Denial of Service
high Nessus Plugin ID 86435
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VPR Score: 6
Synopsis
The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.Description
The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201510-01 (BIND: Denial of Service)A vulnerability has been discovered in BIND’s named utility leading to a Denial of Service condition.
Impact :
A remote attacker may be able to cause Denial of Service condition via specially constructed zone data.
Workaround :
There is no known workaround at this time.
Solution
All BIND users should upgrade to the latest version:# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-dns/bind-9.10.2_p4'
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Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 86435
File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201510-01.nasl
Version: 2.5
Type: local
Family: Gentoo Local Security Checks
Published: 10/19/2015
Updated: 1/11/2021
Dependencies: ssh_get_info.nasl
Risk Information
Risk Factor: High
VPR Score: 6
CVSS v2.0
Base Score: 7.8
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:bind, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 10/18/2015
Exploitable With
Core Impact
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2015-1349, CVE-2015-4620, CVE-2015-5477, CVE-2015-5722, CVE-2015-5986
GLSA: 201510-01