SB2021011406 - Juniper Junos OS update for bind

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SB2021011406 - Juniper Junos OS update for bind

Published: January 14, 2021 Updated: October 27, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB2021011406
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-8616)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper management of internal resources with the applicatoin. In order for a server performing recursion to locate records in the DNS graph it must be capable of processing referrals, such as those received when it attempts to query an authoritative server for a record which is delegated elsewhere. A malicious actor who intentionally exploits this lack of effective limitation on the number of fetches performed when processing referrals can, through the use of specially crafted referrals, cause a recursing server to issue a very large number of fetches in an attempt to process the referral.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References