There is a bug in the BIND9 name server that is triggered when processing certain types of DNS replies. When this happens an assertion will fail, and named will log a message to the system log before exiting. This means a remote attacker can easily shut down the name server process.
OS | Version | Architecture | Package | Version | Filename |
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openSUSE | 8.0 | i386 | bind9-beta-devel | < 9.2.0rc8-184 | bind9-beta-devel-9.2.0rc8-184.i386.rpm |
openSUSE | 7.3 | sparc | bind9-devel | < 9.1.3-99 | bind9-devel-9.1.3-99.sparc.rpm |
openSUSE | 7.3 | i386 | bind9-utils | < 9.1.3-197 | bind9-utils-9.1.3-197.i386.rpm |
openSUSE | 7.3 | ppc | bind9-beta | < 9.2.0rc3-24 | bind9-beta-9.2.0rc3-24.ppc.rpm |
openSUSE | 7.3 | sparc | bind9-beta-devel | < 9.2.0rc3-14 | bind9-beta-devel-9.2.0rc3-14.sparc.rpm |
openSUSE | 8.0 | i386 | bind9-utils | < 9.1.3-197 | bind9-utils-9.1.3-197.i386.rpm |
openSUSE | 7.3 | ppc | bind9-utils | < 9.1.3-157 | bind9-utils-9.1.3-157.ppc.rpm |
openSUSE | 7.3 | ppc | bind9-beta-devel | < 9.2.0rc3-24 | bind9-beta-devel-9.2.0rc3-24.ppc.rpm |
openSUSE | 7.0 | i386 | bind9 | < 9.1.0-14 | bind9-9.1.0-14.i386.rpm |
openSUSE | 7.3 | i386 | bind9-beta-utils | < 9.2.0rc3-15 | bind9-beta-utils-9.2.0rc3-15.i386.rpm |