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Fedora Core 8 2007-4655: bind

Article ID: 29763
Last updated: 27 Jan, 2009
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Posted: 22 Jan, 2009
by: Tech Pubs S.
Updated: 27 Jan, 2009
by: Tech Pubs S.

Fedora Core 8 2007-4655: bind

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FamilyFedora Local Security Checks
Plugin ID29763
Bugtraq ID
CVE IDCVE-2007-6283

Description:

The remote host is missing the patch for the advisory FEDORA-2007-4655 (bind).

BIND (Berkeley Internet Name Domain) is an implementation of the DNS
(Domain Name System) protocols. BIND includes a DNS server (named),
which resolves host names to IP addresses
a resolver library
(routines for applications to use when interfacing with DNS)
and
tools for verifying that the DNS server is operating properly.

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Update Information:

- bind-chroot-admin called restorecon on /proc filesystem (#405281)
- 9.5.0b1 release (#405281, #392491)
- stop with initscript will fail if rndc was disabled (#417431)
- fixed IDN support in dig and host utilities (#412241)
- added dst/gssapi.h to -devel subpackage (#419091)
- CVE-2007-6283 - /etc/rndc.key file had insecure permissions


Solution : Get the newest Fedora Updates
Risk factor : High
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