CVE-2009-0696

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    CVE-2009-0696

    Published: 29 Jul 2009Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The dns_db_findrdataset function in db.c in named in ISC BIND 9.4 before 9.4.3-P3, 9.5 before 9.5.1-P3, and 9.6 before 9.6.1-P1, when configured as a master server, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) via an ANY record in the prerequisite section of a crafted dynamic update message, as exploited in the wild in July 2009.

    References: ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2009-013.txt.asc, http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/bind_advisory.asc, http://secunia.com/advisories/36035, http://secunia.com/advisories/36038, http://secunia.com/advisories/36050, http://secunia.com/advisories/36053, http://secunia.com/advisories/36056, http://secunia.com/advisories/36063, http://secunia.com/advisories/36086, http://secunia.com/advisories/36098, http://secunia.com/advisories/36192, http://secunia.com/advisories/37471, http://secunia.com/advisories/39334, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-808-1, http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2036, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2088, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2171, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2247, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316, https://www.isc.org/node/474, https://www.isc.org/node/474, ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/unixware7/714/security/p535243_uw7/p535243b.txt, http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=538975, http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-264828-1, http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1020788.1-1, http://up2date.astaro.com/2009/08/up2date_7505_released.html, http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0113, http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/725188, http://www.openbsd.org/errata44.html#014_bind, http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/505403/100/0/threaded, http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded, http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022613, http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.561499, https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10414, https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12245, https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7806, https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01265.html

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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