MGASA-2014-0013

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    MGASA-2014-0013

    Published: 17 Jan 2014Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2014-0591

    Summary: Updated bind package fixes security vulnerability

    Details: Updated bind packages fix security vulnerability: Because of a defect in handling queries for NSEC3-signed zones, BIND can crash with an "INSIST" failure in name.c when processing queries possessing certain properties. By exploiting this defect an attacker deliberately constructing a query with the right properties could achieve denial of service against an authoritative nameserver serving NSEC3-signed zones (CVE-2014-0591).

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0013.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12296, https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01078, https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01080

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: bind

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/bind?arch=source&distro=mageia-3

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -9.9.4.P2-1.mga3

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    Network
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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
    None
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    Availability
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    High