BIND is used by Power Hardware Management Console (HMC). BIND is affected by a vulnerability that can allow for a denial of service attack. HMC has addressed the applicable CVE.
CVEID: CVE-2016-8864**
DESCRIPTION:** ISC BIND is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by the improper handling of responses containing a DNAME answer in db.c or resolver.c. By sending a recursive response, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to trigger an assertion failure.
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/118526 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Power HMC V8.8.3.0
Power HMC V8.8.4.0
Power HMC V8.8.5.0
Power HMC V8.8.6.0
The following fixes are available on IBM Fix Central at: <http://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/>
Product
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VRMF
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APAR
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Remediation/Fix
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Power HMC
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V8.8.3.0 SP3
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MB04063
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Power HMC
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V8.8.4.0 SP2
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MB04064
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Power HMC
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V8.8.5.0 SP1
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MB04065
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Power HMC
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V8.8.6.0
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MB04060
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