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Fedora update for bind
Secunia Advisory: SA31019
Release Date: 2008-07-10
Popularity: 2,570 views

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

OS:Fedora 8
Fedora 9

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CVE reference:CVE-2008-1447


Description:
Fedora 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:
Apply updated packages via the yum utility ("yum update bind").

Original Advisory:
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00458.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00402.html

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


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