CVE-2005-0034: BIND: Self-check failing

The DNSSEC validator can cause the server to exit.

CVE: 

CVE-2005-0034    VU#938617

Posting date: 

25 Jan 2005

Program Impacted: 

BIND

Versions affected: 

9.3.0

Severity: 

Low

Exploitable: 

Remotely

Description:

An incorrect assumption in the validator (authvalidated) can result in a REQUIRE (internal consistancy) test failing and named exiting.

Workarounds:

                Turn off dnssec validation (off by default) at the options/view level. 

dnssec-enable no;           

Active exploits:

None known at this time.

Solution:  

Upgrade to BIND 9.3.1 or later.

Related Documents:

See our BIND Security Matrix for a complete listing of Security Vulnerabilities and versions affected.

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