Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20134854000
Revision Date:2013-07-29Version:1
Title:CVE-2013-4854 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - high.
Description:The RFC 5011 implementation in rdata.c in ISC BIND 9.7.x and 9.8.x before 9.8.5-P2, 9.8.6b1, 9.9.x before 9.9.3-P2, and 9.9.4b1, and DNSco BIND 9.9.3-S1 before 9.9.3-S1-P1 and 9.9.4-S1b1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and named daemon exit) via a query with a malformed RDATA section that is not properly handled during construction of a log message, as exploited in the wild in July 2013.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2013-4854
Platform(s):Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) is installed.
  • AND The 'bind9' package in precise was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.7').
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