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GLSA-201510-01 : BIND: Denial of Service

high Nessus Plugin ID 86435

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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'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-01

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 86435

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201510-01.nasl

Version: 2.6

Type: Local

Published: 10/19/2015

Updated: 10/8/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.3

Percentile: 98.22

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-2015-5722

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2015-5477

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:gentoo:linux, p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:bind

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

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 10/11/2026

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