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Gentoo update for bind
Secunia Advisory: SA24203
Release Date: 2007-02-19
Popularity: 5,799 views

Critical:
Less critical
Impact: DoS
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:Gentoo Linux 1.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2007-0493
CVE-2007-0494


Description:
Gentoo has issued an update for bind. This fixes some vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).

For more information:
SA23904

Solution:
All BIND 9.3 users:
Update to "net-dns/bind-9.3.4" or later.

All BIND 9.2 users:
Update to "net-dns/bind-9.2.8" or later.

Original Advisory:
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200702-06.xml

Other References:
SA23904:
http://secunia.com/advisories/23904/


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