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Gentoo update for bind
Secunia Advisory: SA31072
Release Date: 2008-07-14
Popularity: 2,098 views

Critical:
Moderately critical
Impact: Spoofing
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:Gentoo Linux 1.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2008-1447


Description:
Gentoo has issued an update for bind. This fixes a vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious people to poison the DNS cache.

For more information:
SA30973

Solution:
Update to "net-dns/bind-9.4.2_p1" or later.

Make sure that the configuration file does not specify a fixed UDP source port.

Original Advisory:
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200807-08.xml

Other References:
SA30973:
http://secunia.com/advisories/30973/


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