[ glsa 201502-03 ] bind

[GLSA]

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Title: BIND: Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201502-03)
Severity: normal
Exploitable: remote
Date: February 07, 2015
Bug(s): #531998
ID: 201502-03

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in BIND, allowing remote
attackers to cause a
denial of service condition.


Background

BIND (Berkeley Internet Name Domain) is a Name Server.

Affected Packages

Package: net-dns/bind
Vulnerable: < 9.10.1_p1
Unaffected: >= 9.10.1_p1
Architectures: All supported architectures


Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in BIND. Please review the
CVE identifiers referenced below for details.


Impact

A remote attacker can cause a denial of service condition by the lack of
GeoIP databases, or via a large or infinite number of referrals.


Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All bind users should upgrade to the latest version: