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ISC Information for VU#572183
| Date Notified | 01/02/2001 |
| Date Modified | 05/01/2002 03:11:27 PM |
| Status Summary | Vulnerable |
Vendor StatementName: "complain bug"
Versions: 4.9.3, 4.9.4, 4.9.5, 4.9.5-P1, 4.9.6, 4.9.7, possibly earlier
version of BIND 4.9.x and BIND 4.9.
Severity: SERIOUS
Exploitable: Remotely
Type: Stack corruption, possible remote access.
Description:
It is possible to overflow the buffer used by sprintf in
nslookupComplain().
Workarounds:
None.
Active Exploits:
Exploits for this bug exist.
Solution:
Upgrade to BIND 9, BIND 8 or BIND 4.9.8, in preferred
solution order. BIND 4.9.x should be considered to be dead
code. Only security fixes will be applied BIND 4.9.x.
Credits:
Discovery and initial documentation of this vulnerability
was conducted by Anthony Osborne and John McDonald of the
COVERT Labs at PGP Security.
AddendumThe ISC has posted this information on their web site at:
The source code for ISC BIND can be downloaded from:
If you have feedback, comments, or additional information about this vulnerability, please send us
email.
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