CVE-2011-4313 Affecting bind-utils package, versions <32:9.7.3-2.11.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
13.4% (96th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-BINDUTILS-1661979
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed29 Nov 2011

Introduced: 29 Nov 2011

CVE-2011-4313  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 bind-utils to version 32:9.7.3-2.11.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2011-24.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream bind-utils package and not the bind-utils package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 relevant fixed versions and status.

query.c in ISC BIND 9.0.x through 9.6.x, 9.4-ESV through 9.4-ESV-R5, 9.6-ESV through 9.6-ESV-R5, 9.7.0 through 9.7.4, 9.8.0 through 9.8.1, and 9.9.0a1 through 9.9.0b1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and named exit) via unknown vectors related to recursive DNS queries, error logging, and the caching of an invalid record by the resolver.

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CVSS Scores

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