Mandriva Update for bind MDVSA-2012:177 (bind)
🗓️ 06 Dec 2012 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2012 Greenbone AGType
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| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 77 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| dns/bind9* -- servers using DNS64 can be crashed by a crafted query | 27 Nov 201200:00 | – | freebsd | |
| FreeBSD -- BIND remote DoS with deliberately crafted DNS64 query | 19 Feb 201300:00 | – | freebsd | |
| ISC BIND 9 DNS64 Handling DoS | 13 May 201300:00 | – | nessus | |
| Mac OS X 10.8 < 10.8.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2013-004) | 16 Sep 201300:00 | – | nessus | |
| Amazon Linux AMI : bind (ALAS-2012-146) | 4 Sep 201300:00 | – | nessus | |
| ISC BIND 9 DNS64 Handling DoS | 6 Dec 201200:00 | – | nessus | |
| CentOS 6 : bind (CESA-2012:1549) | 9 Dec 201200:00 | – | nessus | |
| Fedora 18 : bind-9.9.2-5.P1.fc18 (2012-19777) | 11 Dec 201200:00 | – | nessus | |
| Fedora 16 : bind-9.8.4-3.P1.fc16 (2012-19822) | 31 Dec 201200:00 | – | nessus | |
| Fedora 17 : bind-9.9.2-3.P1.fc17 (2012-19830) | 13 Dec 201200:00 | – | nessus |
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| Source | Link |
|---|---|
| mandriva | www.mandriva.com/en/support/security/advisories/ |
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2012 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
if(description)
{
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.mandriva.com/en/support/security/advisories/?name=MDVSA-2012:177");
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.831754");
script_version("2026-04-24T15:56:23+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-04-24 15:56:23 +0000 (Fri, 24 Apr 2026)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2012-12-06 10:26:55 +0530 (Thu, 06 Dec 2012)");
script_cve_id("CVE-2012-5688");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.8");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C");
script_xref(name:"MDVSA", value:"2012:177");
script_name("Mandriva Update for bind MDVSA-2012:177 (bind)");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'bind'
package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2012 Greenbone AG");
script_family("Mandrake Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/mandriva_mandrake_linux", "ssh/login/release", re:"ssh/login/release=MNDK_2011\.0");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"bind on Mandriva Linux 2011.0");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please Install the Updated Packages.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"A vulnerability was discovered and corrected in bind:
BIND 9 nameservers using the DNS64 IPv6 transition mechanism are
vulnerable to a software defect that allows a crafted query to crash
the server with a REQUIRE assertion failure. Remote exploitation
of this defect can be achieved without extensive effort, resulting
in a denial-of-service (DoS) vector against affected servers
(CVE-2012-5688).
The updated packages have been upgraded to bind 9.8.4-P1 which is
not vulnerable to this issue.");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
exit(0);
}
include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-rpm.inc");
release = rpm_get_ssh_release();
if(!release) exit(0);
res = "";
if(release == "MNDK_2011.0")
{
if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"bind", rpm:"bind~9.8.4~0.0.P1.0.1", rls:"MNDK_2011.0")) != NULL)
{
security_message(data:res);
exit(0);
}
if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"bind-devel", rpm:"bind-devel~9.8.4~0.0.P1.0.1", rls:"MNDK_2011.0")) != NULL)
{
security_message(data:res);
exit(0);
}
if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"bind-doc", rpm:"bind-doc~9.8.4~0.0.P1.0.1", rls:"MNDK_2011.0")) != NULL)
{
security_message(data:res);
exit(0);
}
if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"bind-utils", rpm:"bind-utils~9.8.4~0.0.P1.0.1", rls:"MNDK_2011.0")) != NULL)
{
security_message(data:res);
exit(0);
}
if (__pkg_match) exit(99);
exit(0);
}
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CVSS 27.8
EPSS0.10896