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Denial of Service Vulnerability in ISC BIND

Original Issue Date :August 27, 2021

Severity Rating: HIGH

Software Affected

ISC Bind versions9.16.19, 9.17.16

ISC Bind versions 9.16.19-S1

Overview

A vulnerability have been reported in ISC BIND which could allow a remote attacker to cause denial of service conditions on the targeted system.

Description

This vulnerability exist in ISC BIND due to a strict assertion check when named attempts to respond over UDP with a response that is larger than the current effective interface maximum transmission unit (MTU). A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to trigger a failed assertion check and terminate the named process.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to cause denial of service conditions on the targeted system.

Solution

Update to the latest versions as available at the following URL:

Update to the latest versions as available at the following URL:

https://www.isc.org/download/

Vendor Information

ISC

https://kb.isc.org/docs/cve-2021-25218

References

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-25218

CVE Name

CVE-2021-25218

Disclaimer

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