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Bind.InverseQuery.Overflow

Alias(es)

Bind.InverseQuery.Overflow.UDP, Bind.InverseQuery.Overflow.TCP, BIND.TSIG.Overflow.UDP

Release Date

May 30, 2006

Severity

low

Impact

System compromise: information leak can lead to unauthorized access by an attacker.


Description

This indicates an attempt to exploit a buffer overflow vulnerability in Bind.

An attacker can probe a target DNS server with a specific inverse query. If the DNS server is vulnerable, this may result in information disclosure. With this information, the attacker can gain access to the DNS server with the privileges of the DNS daemon, "named" (potentially root).




Affected Products

BIND Versions 4 and Versions 8 through 8.2 are vulnerable to the attack.




Recommended Actions

Update to BIND versions greater than 8.2.

Coverage

IPS
VCM

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)

CVE-1999-0009
CVE-2001-0010
CVE-2001-0012

Reference/s

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2302 (BugTraq)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/134 (BugTraq)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2321 (BugTraq)

Reference: VID-11931