7.8 High
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
bind is vulnerable to denial of service. An uninitialized data structure is used when DNSSEC validation was enabled, allowing a remote attacker to send a large number of queries to a DNSSEC validating BIND resolver to cause it to exit unexpectedly with an assertion failure.
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lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-08/msg00015.html
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1122.html
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1123.html
secunia.com/advisories/51096
support.apple.com/kb/HT5880
www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2517
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www.securitytracker.com/id?1027296
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rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1122.html