USN-343-1: bind9 vulnerabilities

Publication date

8 September 2006

Overview

bind9 vulnerabilities


Details

bind did not sufficiently verify particular requests and responses
from other name servers and users. By sending a specially crafted
packet, a remote attacker could exploit this to crash the name server.

bind did not sufficiently verify particular requests and responses
from other name servers and users. By sending a specially crafted
packet, a remote attacker could exploit this to crash the name server.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

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

Ubuntu Release Package Version
6.06 dapper bind9 –  1:9.3.2-2ubuntu1.1
5.10 breezy bind9 –  1:9.3.1-2ubuntu1.1
5.04 hoary bind9 –  1:9.2.4-1ubuntu1.1

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