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Red Hat update for bind
Secunia Advisory: SA30977
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Release Date: 2008-07-09
Last Update: 2008-07-11
Popularity: 2,453 views

Critical:
Moderately critical
Impact: Spoofing
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)
RedHat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1
RedHat Enterprise Linux AS 3
RedHat Enterprise Linux AS 4
RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 2.1
RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 3
RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 4
RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 2.1
RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 3
RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 4
RedHat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 for Itanium
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CVE reference:CVE-2008-1447
Description:
Red Hat has issued an update for bind. This fixes a vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious people to poison the DNS cache.

For more information:
SA30973

Solution:
Updated packages are available via Red Hat Network.
http://rhn.redhat.com

Make sure that the configuration file does not specify a fixed UDP source port.

Changelog:
2008-07-11: Red Hat has issued updated packages for Red Hat 5. Enhanced "Solution" section.

Original Advisory:
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0533.html

Other References:
SA30973:
http://secunia.com/advisories/30973/

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