CVE-2012-4244: High severity isc bind 9 vulnerability

Published Sep 14, 2012
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Updated

ISC BIND 9.x before 9.7.6-P3, 9.8.x before 9.8.3-P3, 9.9.x before 9.9.1-P3, and 9.4-ESV and 9.6-ESV before 9.6-ESV-R7-P3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and named daemon exit) via a query for a long resource record.

Affected Software

278 affected components
ISC BIND=9.0
ISC BIND=9.0.0-rc1
ISC BIND=9.0.0-rc2
ISC BIND=9.0.0-rc3
ISC BIND=9.0.0-rc4
ISC BIND=9.0.0-rc5
ISC BIND=9.0.0-rc6
ISC BIND=9.0.1
ISC BIND=9.0.1-rc1
ISC BIND=9.0.1-rc2
ISC BIND=9.1
ISC BIND=9.1.0-rc1
ISC BIND=9.1.1
ISC BIND=9.1.1-rc1
ISC BIND=9.1.1-rc2
ISC BIND=9.1.1-rc3
ISC BIND=9.1.1-rc4
ISC BIND=9.1.1-rc5
ISC BIND=9.1.1-rc6
ISC BIND=9.1.1-rc7
ISC BIND=9.1.2
ISC BIND=9.1.2-rc1
ISC BIND=9.1.3
ISC BIND=9.1.3-rc1
ISC BIND=9.1.3-rc2
ISC BIND=9.1.3-rc3
ISC BIND=9.2
ISC BIND=9.2.0
ISC BIND=9.2.0-a1
ISC BIND=9.2.0-a2
ISC BIND=9.2.0-a3
ISC BIND=9.2.0-b1
ISC BIND=9.2.0-b2
ISC BIND=9.2.0-rc1
ISC BIND=9.2.0-rc10
ISC BIND=9.2.0-rc2
ISC BIND=9.2.0-rc3
ISC BIND=9.2.0-rc4
ISC BIND=9.2.0-rc5
ISC BIND=9.2.0-rc6
ISC BIND=9.2.0-rc7
ISC BIND=9.2.0-rc8
ISC BIND=9.2.0-rc9
ISC BIND=9.2.1
ISC BIND=9.2.1-rc1
ISC BIND=9.2.1-rc2
ISC BIND=9.2.2
ISC BIND=9.2.2-p2
ISC BIND=9.2.2-p3
ISC BIND=9.2.2-rc1
ISC BIND=9.2.3
ISC BIND=9.2.3-rc1
ISC BIND=9.2.3-rc2
ISC BIND=9.2.3-rc3
ISC BIND=9.2.3-rc4
ISC BIND=9.2.4
ISC BIND=9.2.4-rc2
ISC BIND=9.2.4-rc3
ISC BIND=9.2.4-rc4
ISC BIND=9.2.4-rc5
ISC BIND=9.2.4-rc6
ISC BIND=9.2.4-rc7
ISC BIND=9.2.4-rc8
ISC BIND=9.2.5
ISC BIND=9.2.5-b2
ISC BIND=9.2.5-rc1
ISC BIND=9.2.6
ISC BIND=9.2.6-rc1
ISC BIND=9.2.7
ISC BIND=9.2.7-rc1
ISC BIND=9.2.7-rc2
ISC BIND=9.2.7-rc3
ISC BIND=9.2.8
ISC BIND=9.2.9
ISC BIND=9.2.9-rc1
ISC BIND=9.3
ISC BIND=9.3.0
ISC BIND=9.3.0-b2
ISC BIND=9.3.0-b3
ISC BIND=9.3.0-b4
ISC BIND=9.3.0-rc1
ISC BIND=9.3.0-rc2
ISC BIND=9.3.0-rc3
ISC BIND=9.3.0-rc4
ISC BIND=9.3.1
ISC BIND=9.3.1-b2
ISC BIND=9.3.1-rc1
ISC BIND=9.3.2
ISC BIND=9.3.2-rc1
ISC BIND=9.3.3
ISC BIND=9.3.3-rc1
ISC BIND=9.3.3-rc2
ISC BIND=9.3.3-rc3
ISC BIND=9.3.4
ISC BIND=9.3.5
ISC BIND=9.3.5-rc1
ISC BIND=9.3.5-rc2
ISC BIND=9.3.6
ISC BIND=9.3.6-rc1
ISC BIND=9.4
ISC BIND=9.4
ISC BIND=9.4-b1
ISC BIND=9.4-r1
ISC BIND=9.4-r2
ISC BIND=9.4-r3
ISC BIND=9.4-r4
ISC BIND=9.4-r4-p1
ISC BIND=9.4-r5
ISC BIND=9.4-r5-b1
ISC BIND=9.4-r5-p1
ISC BIND=9.4-r5-rc1
ISC BIND=9.4.0
ISC BIND=9.4.0-a1
ISC BIND=9.4.0-a2
ISC BIND=9.4.0-a3
ISC BIND=9.4.0-a4
ISC BIND=9.4.0-a5
ISC BIND=9.4.0-a6
ISC BIND=9.4.0-b1
ISC BIND=9.4.0-b2
ISC BIND=9.4.0-b3
ISC BIND=9.4.0-b4
ISC BIND=9.4.0-rc1
ISC BIND=9.4.0-rc2
ISC BIND=9.4.1
ISC BIND=9.4.2
ISC BIND=9.4.2-rc1
ISC BIND=9.4.2-rc2
ISC BIND=9.4.3
ISC BIND=9.4.3-b1
ISC BIND=9.4.3-b2
ISC BIND=9.4.3-b3
ISC BIND=9.4.3-p1
ISC BIND=9.4.3-p2
ISC BIND=9.4.3-p3
ISC BIND=9.4.3-p4
ISC BIND=9.4.3-p5
ISC BIND=9.4.3-rc1
ISC BIND=9.5
ISC BIND=9.5.0
ISC BIND=9.5.0-a1
ISC BIND=9.5.0-a2
ISC BIND=9.5.0-a3
ISC BIND=9.5.0-a4
ISC BIND=9.5.0-a5
ISC BIND=9.5.0-a6
ISC BIND=9.5.0-a7
ISC BIND=9.5.0-b1
ISC BIND=9.5.0-b2
ISC BIND=9.5.0-b3
ISC BIND=9.5.0-p1
ISC BIND=9.5.0-p2
ISC BIND=9.5.0-p2_w1
ISC BIND=9.5.0-p2_w2
ISC BIND=9.5.0-rc1
ISC BIND=9.5.1
ISC BIND=9.5.1-b1
ISC BIND=9.5.1-b2
ISC BIND=9.5.1-b3
ISC BIND=9.5.1-rc1
ISC BIND=9.5.1-rc2
ISC BIND=9.5.2
ISC BIND=9.5.2-b1
ISC BIND=9.5.2-p1
ISC BIND=9.5.2-p2
ISC BIND=9.5.2-p3
ISC BIND=9.5.2-p4
ISC BIND=9.5.2-rc1
ISC BIND=9.5.3-b1
ISC BIND=9.5.3-rc1
ISC BIND=9.6
ISC BIND=9.6-r1
ISC BIND=9.6-r2
ISC BIND=9.6-r3
ISC BIND=9.6-r4
ISC BIND=9.6-r4_p1
ISC BIND=9.6-r5
ISC BIND=9.6-r5_b1
ISC BIND=9.6-r5_p1
ISC BIND=9.6-r6
ISC BIND=9.6-r6_b1
ISC BIND=9.6-r6_rc1
ISC BIND=9.6-r6_rc2
ISC BIND=9.6-r7
ISC BIND=9.6-r7_p1
ISC BIND=9.6-r7_p2
ISC BIND=9.6-r9
ISC BIND=9.6-r9_p1
ISC BIND=9.6.0
ISC BIND=9.6.0-a1
ISC BIND=9.6.0-b1
ISC BIND=9.6.0-p1
ISC BIND=9.6.0-rc1
ISC BIND=9.6.0-rc2
ISC BIND=9.6.1
ISC BIND=9.6.1-b1
ISC BIND=9.6.1-p1
ISC BIND=9.6.1-p2
ISC BIND=9.6.1-p3
ISC BIND=9.6.1-rc1
ISC BIND=9.6.2
ISC BIND=9.6.2-b1
ISC BIND=9.6.2-p1
ISC BIND=9.6.2-p2
ISC BIND=9.6.2-p3
ISC BIND=9.6.2-rc1
ISC BIND=9.6.3
ISC BIND=9.6.3-b1
ISC BIND=9.6.3-rc1
ISC BIND=9.7.0
ISC BIND=9.7.0-a1
ISC BIND=9.7.0-a2
ISC BIND=9.7.0-a3
ISC BIND=9.7.0-b1
ISC BIND=9.7.0-b2
ISC BIND=9.7.0-b3
ISC BIND=9.7.0-p1
ISC BIND=9.7.0-p2
ISC BIND=9.7.0-rc1
ISC BIND=9.7.0-rc2
ISC BIND=9.7.1
ISC BIND=9.7.1-b1
ISC BIND=9.7.1-p1
ISC BIND=9.7.1-p2
ISC BIND=9.7.1-rc1
ISC BIND=9.7.2
ISC BIND=9.7.2-p1
ISC BIND=9.7.2-p2
ISC BIND=9.7.2-p3
ISC BIND=9.7.2-rc1
ISC BIND=9.7.3
ISC BIND=9.7.3-b1
ISC BIND=9.7.3-p1
ISC BIND=9.7.3-rc1
ISC BIND=9.7.4
ISC BIND=9.7.4-b1
ISC BIND=9.7.4-p1
ISC BIND=9.7.4-rc1
ISC BIND=9.7.5
ISC BIND=9.7.5-b1
ISC BIND=9.7.5-rc1
ISC BIND=9.7.5-rc2
ISC BIND=9.7.6
ISC BIND=9.7.6-p1
ISC BIND=9.7.6-p2
ISC BIND=9.8.0
ISC BIND=9.8.0-a1
ISC BIND=9.8.0-b1
ISC BIND=9.8.0-p1
ISC BIND=9.8.0-p2
ISC BIND=9.8.0-p4
ISC BIND=9.8.0-rc1
ISC BIND=9.8.1
ISC BIND=9.8.1-b1
ISC BIND=9.8.1-b2
ISC BIND=9.8.1-b3
ISC BIND=9.8.1-p1
ISC BIND=9.8.1-rc1
ISC BIND=9.8.2
ISC BIND=9.8.2-b1
ISC BIND=9.8.2-rc1
ISC BIND=9.8.2-rc2
ISC BIND=9.8.3
ISC BIND=9.8.3-p1
ISC BIND=9.8.3-p2
ISC BIND=9.9.0
ISC BIND=9.9.0-a1
ISC BIND=9.9.0-a2
ISC BIND=9.9.0-a3
ISC BIND=9.9.0-b1
ISC BIND=9.9.0-b2
ISC BIND=9.9.0-rc1
ISC BIND=9.9.0-rc2
ISC BIND=9.9.0-rc3
ISC BIND=9.9.0-rc4
ISC BIND=9.9.1
ISC BIND=9.9.1-p1
ISC BIND=9.9.1-p2

Event History

Sep 14, 2012
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2012-4244?

CVE-2012-4244 has been assigned a severity rating of High due to its potential to cause denial of service.

2

How do I fix CVE-2012-4244?

To fix CVE-2012-4244, update BIND server to version 9.7.6-P3, 9.8.3-P3, 9.9.1-P3, or later.

3

What is the impact of CVE-2012-4244?

CVE-2012-4244 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by sending specially crafted queries.

4

Which versions of BIND are affected by CVE-2012-4244?

CVE-2012-4244 affects BIND versions prior to 9.7.6-P3, 9.8.3-P3, 9.9.1-P3, and specific ESV versions.

5

Are there any workarounds for CVE-2012-4244?

As a workaround for CVE-2012-4244, it is advisable to restrict access to the BIND server and monitor logs for unusual activity.

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