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ISC Releases Security Advisory for BIND

The Internet Systems Consortium (ISC) has released a security advisory that addresses a vulnerability affecting multiple versions of the ISC Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND) standard. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial-of-service condition.
Threat ID:
CC-2588
Category:
Threat Severity:
Low
Threat Vector:
Published:
9 August 2018 12:00 AM
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Summary

The Internet Systems Consortium (ISC) has released a security advisory that addresses a vulnerability affecting multiple versions of the ISC Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND) standard. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial-of-service condition.

Affected platforms

The following platforms are known to be affected:

Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND) System

  • ISC BIND 9.70 and later

Threat details

Remediation steps

Type Step
Users and administrators are encouraged to review the ISC Knowledge Base Article AA-01639 and apply the necessary updates or workarounds.

Last edited: 17 February 2020 12:46 pm