bind9 vulnerability

Related Vulnerabilities: CVE-2011-0414  

It was discovered that Bind incorrectly handled IXFR transfers and dynamic updates while under heavy load when used as an authoritative server. A remote attacker could use this flaw to cause Bind to stop responding, resulting in a denial of service.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

23 February 2011

bind9 vulnerability

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

  • Ubuntu 10.10

Summary

Software Description

  • bind9

Details

It was discovered that Bind incorrectly handled IXFR transfers and dynamic updates while under heavy load when used as an authoritative server. A remote attacker could use this flaw to cause Bind to stop responding, resulting in a denial of service.

Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 10.10
libdns66 - 1:9.7.1.dfsg.P2-2ubuntu0.2

To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

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