Improper Input Validation Affecting bind-utils package, versions <32:9.8.2-0.47.rc1.el6_8.2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
25.77% (98th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE6-BINDUTILS-2507936
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed21 Oct 2016

Introduced: 21 Oct 2016

CVE-2016-2848  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:6 bind-utils to version 32:9.8.2-0.47.rc1.el6_8.2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2016-2093.

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 Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

ISC BIND 9.1.0 through 9.8.4-P2 and 9.9.0 through 9.9.2-P2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) via malformed options data in an OPT resource record.