SB2013060601 - Input validation error in ISC BIND
Published: June 6, 2013 Updated: August 4, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2013060601
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-3919)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
resolver.c in ISC BIND 9.8.5 before 9.8.5-P1, 9.9.3 before 9.9.3-P1, and 9.6-ESV-R9 before 9.6-ESV-R9-P1, when a recursive resolver is configured, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and named daemon exit) via a query for a record in a malformed zone.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.