Improper Input Validation Affecting bind-license package, versions <32:9.9.4-50.el7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
89.97% (100th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-BINDLICENSE-4497207
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed18 Jul 2016

Introduced: 18 Jul 2016

CVE-2016-2775  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 bind-license to version 32:9.9.4-50.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHBA-2017:1767.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream bind-license package and not the bind-license package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

ISC BIND 9.x before 9.9.9-P2, 9.10.x before 9.10.4-P2, and 9.11.x before 9.11.0b2, when lwresd or the named lwres option is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a long request that uses the lightweight resolver protocol.

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