rPath alert rPSA-2009-0113-1 (bind)

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rPSA-2009-0113-1 bind bind-utils 
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Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:39:50 -0400
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rPath Security Advisory: 2009-0113-1
Published: 2009-07-29
Products:
    rPath Appliance Platform Linux Service 1
    rPath Appliance Platform Linux Service 2
    rPath Linux 1
    rPath Linux 2

Rating: Severe
Exposure Level Classification:
    Remote Deterministic Denial of Service
Updated Versions:
    bind=conary.rpath.com@rpl:1/9.3.4_P1-0.8-1
    bind=conary.rpath.com@rpl:2/9.4.2_P1-4.3-1
    bind-utils=conary.rpath.com@rpl:1/9.3.4_P1-0.8-1
    bind-utils=conary.rpath.com@rpl:2/9.4.2_P1-4.3-1

rPath Issue Tracking System:
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-3092

References:
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-0696

Description:
    Previous versions of the bind package are vulnerable to a remote denial
    of service attack due to insufficiently validated input processing.
    This denial of service vulnerability is known to be currently actively
    exploited.

http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0113

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