ISC BIND 9 DNS RDATA Handling CVE-2012-5166 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:55852

Info

ISC BIND 9 DNS RDATA Handling CVE-2012-5166 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 55852
Class: Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE: CVE-2012-5166
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Oct 09 2012 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 29 2016 05:00PM
Credit: Jake Montgomery of Dyn, Inc.
Vulnerable: Xerox FreeFlow Print Server (FFPS) 73.C5.11
Xerox FreeFlow Print Server (FFPS) 73.C0.41
Xerox FreeFlow Print Server (FFPS) 73.B3.61
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS lpia
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 12.04 LTS i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 12.04 LTS amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 11.10 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 11.10 amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 11.04 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 11.04 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 11.04 ARM
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 11.04 amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 ARM
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 amd64
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for VMware 11 SP2
+ Linux kernel 2.6.5
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2
+ Linux kernel 2.6.5
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 LTSS
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP4
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP3 LTSS
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise SDK 10 SP4
SuSE Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2
SuSE Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP4
+ Linux kernel 2.6.5
SuSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2
Sun Solaris 9
Sun Solaris 11
Sun Solaris 10
Slackware Linux x86_64 -current
Slackware Linux 14.0 x86_64
Slackware Linux 14.0
Slackware Linux 13.37 x86_64
Slackware Linux 13.37
Slackware Linux 13.1 x86_64
Slackware Linux 13.1
Slackware Linux 13.0 x86_64
Slackware Linux 13.0
Slackware Linux 12.2
Slackware Linux 12.1
Slackware Linux -current
Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional 6
Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Optional 6
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 6
Redhat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional 6
Redhat Enterprise Linux HPC Node 6
Redhat Enterprise Linux ES 4
Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation 5 client
Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional 6
Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6
Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 client
Redhat Enterprise Linux AS 4
Redhat Enterprise Linux 5 Server
Oracle VM Server for x86 3.4
Oracle VM Server for x86 3.3
Oracle VM Server for x86 3.2
Oracle Enterprise Linux 6.2
Oracle Enterprise Linux 6
Oracle Enterprise Linux 5
Oracle Enterprise Linux 4
McAfee FireWall Enterprise 8.2.1
McAfee FireWall Enterprise 7.0.1.03H04
McAfee FireWall Enterprise 7.0.1.03
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2011 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2011
MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5 x86_64
MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5
ISC BIND 9.6
ISC BIND 9.4
ISC BIND 9.2
ISC BIND 9.7.1
ISC BIND 9.7.0
Intel McAfee Firewall Enterprise 8.3
Intel McAfee Firewall Enterprise 7.0.1.02
IBM AIX 7.1.2
IBM AIX 7.1.1
IBM AIX 7.1 6
IBM AIX 7.1
IBM AIX 6.1.8
IBM AIX 6.1.7 5
IBM AIX 6.1.7
IBM AIX 6.1.6 8
IBM AIX 6.1.6
IBM AIX 6.1.5
IBM AIX 6.1.4
IBM AIX 6.1.3
IBM AIX 6.1.2
IBM AIX 6.1.1
IBM AIX 5.3.12 6
IBM AIX 5.3.12
IBM AIX 5.3.10
IBM AIX 5.3.9
IBM AIX 5.3.8
IBM AIX 5.3.7
IBM AIX 5.3 L
IBM AIX 7.1.1.5
IBM AIX 7.1
IBM AIX 6.1
IBM AIX 5.3.12
IBM AIX 5.3.11
IBM AIX 5.3
HP TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS BIND 5.7 ECO5
HP HP-UX B.11.31
HP HP-UX B.11.23
HP HP-UX B.11.11
Gentoo Linux
FreeBSD FreeBSD 9.1
FreeBSD FreeBSD 9.0-RC3
FreeBSD FreeBSD 9.0-RC1
FreeBSD FreeBSD 9.0
FreeBSD FreeBSD 8.3
FreeBSD FreeBSD 8.2
FreeBSD FreeBSD 8.1
FreeBSD FreeBSD 8.0-RELEASE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 7.4
FreeBSD FreeBSD 7.3
FreeBSD FreeBSD 7.2
FreeBSD FreeBSD 7.1
F5 Enterprise Manager 3.0
F5 Enterprise Manager 2.3
F5 Enterprise Manager 2.0
F5 Enterprise Manager 1.8
F5 Enterprise Manager 1.6
F5 BIG-IP PSM 11.2
F5 BIG-IP PSM 11.1
F5 BIG-IP PSM 11.0
F5 BIG-IP PSM 10.2.4
F5 BIG-IP PSM 10.0
F5 BIG-IP PSM 9.4.8
F5 BIG-IP PSM 9.4.5
F5 BIG-IP PSM 11.2.1 HF1
F5 BIG-IP PSM 11.2.1
F5 BIG-IP PSM 11.2.0 HF2
F5 BIG-IP PSM 10.2.4 HF4
F5 BIG-IP LTM 11.2
F5 BIG-IP LTM 11.0
F5 BIG-IP LTM 10.2.4
F5 BIG-IP LTM 10.0
F5 BIG-IP LTM 9.6.1
F5 BIG-IP LTM 9.4.8
F5 BIG-IP LTM 9.0
F5 BIG-IP LTM 11.2.1 HF1
F5 BIG-IP LTM 11.2.1
F5 BIG-IP LTM 11.2.0 HF2
F5 BIG-IP LTM 11.1.0
F5 BIG-IP LTM 10.2.4 HF4
F5 BIG-IP Link Controller 9.4.8 0
F5 BIG-IP Link Controller 11.2.0 0
F5 BIG-IP Link Controller 10.0.0 0
F5 BIG-IP Link Controller 11.2.1
F5 BIG-IP Link Controller 11.1
F5 BIG-IP Link Controller 11.0
F5 BIG-IP Link Controller 10.2.4
F5 BIG-IP Link Controller 9.2.2
F5 BIG-IP Link Controller 11.2.1 HF1
F5 BIG-IP Link Controller 11.2.0 HF2
F5 BIG-IP Link Controller 10.2.4 HF4
F5 BIG-IP GTM 11.2
F5 BIG-IP GTM 11.0
F5 BIG-IP GTM 10.2.4
F5 BIG-IP GTM 10.0
F5 BIG-IP GTM 9.4.8
F5 BIG-IP GTM 9.2.2
F5 BIG-IP GTM 11.2.1 HF1
F5 BIG-IP GTM 11.2.1
F5 BIG-IP GTM 11.2.0 HF2
F5 BIG-IP GTM 11.1.0
F5 BIG-IP GTM 10.2.4 HF4
F5 BIG-IP Edge Gateway 11.2.1
F5 BIG-IP Edge Gateway 11.2
F5 BIG-IP Edge Gateway 11.1
F5 BIG-IP Edge Gateway 11.0
F5 BIG-IP Edge Gateway 10.2.4
F5 BIG-IP Edge Gateway 10.2.4 HF4
F5 BIG-IP Edge Gateway 10.1
F5 BIG-IP ASM 9.4.8 0
F5 BIG-IP ASM 11.2.0 HF2 0
F5 BIG-IP ASM 11.2.0 0
F5 BIG-IP ASM 11.0.0 0
F5 BIG-IP ASM 10.2.4 0
F5 BIG-IP ASM 10.0.0 0
F5 BIG-IP ASM 9.2
F5 BIG-IP ASM 11.2.1 HF1
F5 BIG-IP ASM 11.2.1
F5 BIG-IP ASM 11.1.0
F5 BIG-IP ASM 10.2.4 HF4
F5 BIG-IP APM 11.2
F5 BIG-IP APM 11.0
F5 BIG-IP APM 10.2.4
F5 BIG-IP APM 11.2.1 HF1
F5 BIG-IP APM 11.2.1
F5 BIG-IP APM 11.2.0 HF2
F5 BIG-IP APM 11.1.0
F5 BIG-IP APM 10.2.4 HF4
F5 BIG-IP APM 10.1
EMC VPLEX GeoSynchrony 5.2.1
EMC VPLEX GeoSynchrony 5.2 SP1
EMC VPLEX GeoSynchrony 4.0
Debian Linux 6.0 sparc
Debian Linux 6.0 s/390
Debian Linux 6.0 powerpc
Debian Linux 6.0 mips
Debian Linux 6.0 ia-64
Debian Linux 6.0 ia-32
Debian Linux 6.0 arm
Debian Linux 6.0 amd64
Collax Collax Business Server 5.5.2
Collax Collax Business Server 5.5
CentOS CentOS 5
Avaya Aura Session Manager 6.2.1
Avaya Aura Session Manager 6.1.5
Avaya Aura Session Manager 6.1.3
Avaya Aura Session Manager 6.1.2
Avaya Aura Session Manager 6.1.1
Avaya Aura Session Manager 6.0.1
Avaya Aura Session Manager 6.3
Avaya Aura Session Manager 6.2.3
Avaya Aura Session Manager 6.2.2
Avaya Aura Session Manager 6.2
Avaya Aura Session Manager 6.1 SP2
Avaya Aura Session Manager 6.1 Sp1
Avaya Aura Session Manager 6.1
Avaya Aura Session Manager 6.0 SP1
Avaya Aura Session Manager 6.0
Avaya Aura Session Manager 5.2.1
Avaya Aura Session Manager 5.2 SP2
Avaya Aura Session Manager 5.2 SP1
Avaya Aura Session Manager 5.2
Avaya Aura Session Manager 1.1.1
Avaya Aura Session Manager 1.1
Avaya Aura Session Manager 1.0
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.7.5
Apple Mac OS X 10.8.4
Apple Mac OS X 10.8.2
Apple Mac OS X 10.8.1
Apple Mac OS X 10.7.5
Apple Mac OS X 10.8.3
Apple Mac OS X 10.8
Not Vulnerable: Intel McAfee Firewall Enterprise 8.3.0P02
Intel McAfee Firewall Enterprise 8.2.1P06
Intel McAfee Firewall Enterprise 7.0.1.03H06
FreeBSD FreeBSD 9.1-RC2
F5 Enterprise Manager 3.1
F5 BIG-IP PSM 11.3
F5 BIG-IP PSM 11.2.1 HF2
F5 BIG-IP PSM 11.2.0 HF3
F5 BIG-IP PSM 10.2.4 HF5
F5 BIG-IP LTM 11.2 HF3
F5 BIG-IP LTM 11.3.0
F5 BIG-IP LTM 11.2.1 HF2
F5 BIG-IP LTM 10.2.4 HF5
F5 BIG-IP Link Controller 11.3
F5 BIG-IP Link Controller 11.2 HF3
F5 BIG-IP Link Controller 11.2.1 HF2
F5 BIG-IP Link Controller 10.2.4 HF5
F5 BIG-IP GTM 11.3
F5 BIG-IP GTM 11.2.1 HF2
F5 BIG-IP GTM 11.2.0 HF3
F5 BIG-IP GTM 10.2.4 HF5
F5 BIG-IP Edge Gateway 11.3
F5 BIG-IP Edge Gateway 11.2 HF3
F5 BIG-IP Edge Gateway 11.2.1 HF2
F5 BIG-IP Edge Gateway 10.2.4 HF5
F5 BIG-IP ASM 11.3.0
F5 BIG-IP ASM 11.2.1 HF2
F5 BIG-IP ASM 11.2.0 HF3
F5 BIG-IP ASM 10.2.4 HF5
F5 BIG-IP APM 11.3.0
F5 BIG-IP APM 11.2.0 HF3
F5 BIG-IP APM 10.2.4 HF5
F5 BIG-IP Analytics 11.3
F5 BIG-IP Analytics 11.2.1 HF2
EMC VPLEX GeoSynchrony 5.3
Collax Collax Business Server 5.5.4
Avaya Aura Session Manager 6.3.1
Apple Mac OS X 10.8.5

Discussion

ISC BIND 9 DNS RDATA Handling CVE-2012-5166 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

ISC BIND is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability.

An attacker can exploit this issue to cause the 'named' process to lockup, denying service to legitimate users.

Exploit / POC

ISC BIND 9 DNS RDATA Handling CVE-2012-5166 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Attackers can use standard, readily available tools to exploit this issue.

Solution / Fix

ISC BIND 9 DNS RDATA Handling CVE-2012-5166 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for more information.


Slackware Linux 12.2

Slackware Linux 13.1

Slackware Linux x86_64 -current

Slackware Linux 14.0 x86_64

MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5

Apple Mac OS X 10.8.4

References

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