USN-2874-1

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    USN-2874-1

    Published: 19 Jan 2016Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026

    Summary: bind9 vulnerability

    Details: It was discovered that Bind incorrectly handled certain APL data. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Bind to crash, resulting in a denial of service.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2874-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8704

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: bind9

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/bind9@1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.7?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.7

    Affected versions

    1:9.9.3.dfsg.P2-4ubuntu1
    1:9.9.3.dfsg.P2-4ubuntu2
    1:9.9.3.dfsg.P2-4ubuntu3
    1:9.9.5.dfsg-2
    1:9.9.5.dfsg-3
    1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.1
    1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.2
    1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.3
    1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.4
    1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.5
    1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.6

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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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
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    Availability
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