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ISC Information for VU#196945

Date Notified01/05/2001
Date Modified05/01/2002 03:11:27 PM
Status SummaryVulnerable

Vendor Statement

Name: "tsig bug"
Versions: 8.2, 8.2-P1, 8.2.1, 8.2.2, 8.2.2-P1, 8.2.2-P2, 8.2.2-P3,
8.2.2-P4, 8.2.2-P5, 8.2.2-P6, 8.2.2-P7 and all 8.2.3 betas.
Severity: CRITICAL
Exploitable: Remotely
Type: Access possible

Description:

It is possible to overflow a buffer handling TSIG signed
queries, thereby obtaining access to the system.

Workarounds:

None.

Active Exploits:

Exploits for this bug exist.

Solution:

Upgrade to BIND 8.2.3-REL or preferably BIND 9.1.

Credits:

Discovery and initial documentation of this vulnerability
was conducted by Anthony Osborne and John McDonald of the
COVERT Labs at PGP Security.

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