medium
4.3
CWE
19
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2007-0494

First published: Thu Jan 25 2007(Updated: )

ISC BIND 9.0.x, 9.1.x, 9.2.0 up to 9.2.7, 9.3.0 up to 9.3.3, 9.4.0a1 up to 9.4.0a6, 9.4.0b1 up to 9.4.0b4, 9.4.0rc1, and 9.5.0a1 (Bind Forum only) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (exit) via a type * (ANY) DNS query response that contains multiple RRsets, which triggers an assertion error, aka the "DNSSEC Validation" vulnerability.

Credit: secalert@redhat.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
BIND 9=9.2.0-rc7
BIND 9=9.1.1-rc6
BIND 9=9.3.1-rc1
BIND 9=9.1.1
BIND 9=9.2.3-rc2
BIND 9=9.1.3
BIND 9=9.1.1-rc1
BIND 9=9.1.3-rc3
BIND 9=9.4.0-b2
BIND 9=9.2.0-b2
BIND 9=9.3.2-rc1
BIND 9=9.2.0-a3
BIND 9=9.2.3-rc4
BIND 9=9.2
BIND 9=9.3.0-rc4
BIND 9=9.2.4-rc8
BIND 9=9.2.1-rc1
BIND 9=9.3.0-rc2
BIND 9=9.0.0-rc2
BIND 9=9.4.0-a4
BIND 9=9.3
BIND 9=9.3.0-b2
BIND 9=9.1.0-rc1
BIND 9=9.0.0-rc1
BIND 9=9.2.5
BIND 9=9.3.2
BIND 9=9.1.1-rc5
BIND 9=9.2.3-rc3
BIND 9=9.2.0-rc2
BIND 9=9.2.5-b2
BIND 9=9.2.2
BIND 9=9.2.0-rc9
BIND 9=9.4.0-a3
BIND 9=9.5.0-a1
BIND 9=9.0.0-rc3
BIND 9=9.2.2-p2
BIND 9=9.2.4-rc6
BIND 9=9.3.0
BIND 9=9.3.0-b3
BIND 9=9.2.4-rc7
BIND 9=9.1.3-rc2
BIND 9=9.2.4
BIND 9=9.2.5-rc1
BIND 9=9.2.1
BIND 9=9.1.2
BIND 9=9.1.1-rc4
BIND 9=9.4.0-a2
BIND 9=9.3.1
BIND 9=9.2.0-rc4
BIND 9=9.1.1-rc3
BIND 9=9.1
BIND 9=9.2.1-rc2
BIND 9=9.4.0-b3
BIND 9=9.2.4-rc2
BIND 9=9.2.2-p3
BIND 9=9.1.3-rc1
BIND 9=9.2.2-rc1
BIND 9=9.2.0-rc3
BIND 9=9.2.0-rc8
BIND 9=9.0.1-rc2
BIND 9=9.2.4-rc3
BIND 9=9.0.0-rc6
BIND 9=9.4.0-a1
BIND 9=9.2.0-rc5
BIND 9=9.3.0-rc1
BIND 9=9.4.0-a5
BIND 9=9.3.0-b4
BIND 9=9.4.0-rc1
BIND 9=9.3.0-rc3
BIND 9=9.2.3
BIND 9=9.2.0-rc6
BIND 9=9.2.0-rc10
BIND 9=9.2.0
BIND 9=9.0.1
BIND 9=9.2.0-a2
BIND 9=9.1.1-rc2
BIND 9=9.4.0-b1
BIND 9=9.1.2-rc1
BIND 9=9.2.4-rc4
BIND 9=9.0.0-rc4
BIND 9=9.0
BIND 9=9.2.3-rc1
BIND 9=9.2.0-b1
BIND 9=9.2.4-rc5
BIND 9=9.2.0-rc1
BIND 9=9.0.0-rc5
BIND 9=9.2.6-rc1
BIND 9=9.0.1-rc1
BIND 9=9.3.1-b2
BIND 9=9.1.1-rc7
BIND 9=9.2.6
BIND 9=9.2.0-a1

Remedy

http://secunia.com/advisories/23904

Remedy

http://www.isc.org/index.pl?/sw/bind/view/?release=9.2.8

Remedy

http://www.isc.org/index.pl?/sw/bind/view/?release=9.3.4

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2007-0494?

    CVE-2007-0494 has a severity rating of medium as it can lead to a denial of service.

  • How do I fix CVE-2007-0494?

    To fix CVE-2007-0494, you should upgrade to a patched version of ISC BIND, specifically version 9.2.8 or later.

  • What versions of ISC BIND are affected by CVE-2007-0494?

    CVE-2007-0494 affects ISC BIND versions 9.0.x through 9.5.0a1, including various release candidates.

  • Can CVE-2007-0494 be exploited remotely?

    Yes, CVE-2007-0494 can be exploited remotely by sending malicious ANY DNS query responses.

  • What impact does CVE-2007-0494 have on my system?

    The impact of CVE-2007-0494 is that it can cause the BIND service to exit unexpectedly, resulting in downtime.

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