Explain CVE-2009-0696
The dns_db_findrdataset function in db.c in named in ISC BIND 9.4 before 9.4.3-P3, 9.5 before 9.5.1-P3, and 9.6 before 9.6.1-P1, when configured as a master server, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) via an ANY record in the prerequisite section of a crafted dynamic update message, as exploited in the wild in July 2009.
Affected Products: n/a
References: [{'name': '36035', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/36035'}, {'name': '36063', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/36063'}, {'name': 'ADV-2009-2171', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_VUPEN'], 'url': 'http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2171'}, {'name': '36056', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/36056'}, {'name': '36038', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/36038'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/bind_advisory.asc'}, {'name': 'VU#725188', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_CERT-VN'], 'url': 'http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/725188'}, {'name': '37471', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/37471'}, {'name': '36050', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/36050'}, {'name': '[4.4] 014: RELIABILITY FIX: July 29, 2009', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_OPENBSD'], 'url': 'http://www.openbsd.org/errata44.html#014_bind'}, {'name': '20090729 rPSA-2009-0113-1 bind bind-utils', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_BUGTRAQ'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/505403/100/0/threaded'}, {'name': '36192', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/36192'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html'}, {'name': 'ADV-2009-2088', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_VUPEN'], 'url': 'http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2088'}, {'name': '1022613', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_SECTRACK'], 'url': 'http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022613'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'https://www.isc.org/node/474'}, {'name': '1020788', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUNALERT'], 'url': 'http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1020788.1-1'}, {'name': 'ADV-2009-2247', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_VUPEN'], 'url': 'http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2247'}, {'name': 'oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7806', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'signature', 'x_refsource_OVAL'], 'url': 'https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7806'}, {'name': '20091120 VMSA-2009-0016 VMware vCenter and ESX update release and vMA patch release address multiple security issue in third party components', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_BUGTRAQ'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded'}, {'name': '39334', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/39334'}, {'name': 'ADV-2009-2036', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_VUPEN'], 'url': 'http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2036'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0113'}, {'name': '36098', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/36098'}, {'name': 'oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10414', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'signature', 'x_refsource_OVAL'], 'url': 'https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10414'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://up2date.astaro.com/2009/08/up2date_7505_released.html'}, {'name': 'USN-808-1', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_UBUNTU'], 'url': 'http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-808-1'}, {'name': '36086', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/36086'}, {'name': 'FEDORA-2009-8119', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_FEDORA'], 'url': 'https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01265.html'}, {'name': 'oval:org.mitre.oval:def:12245', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'signature', 'x_refsource_OVAL'], 'url': 'https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12245'}, {'name': '36053', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/36053'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/unixware7/714/security/p535243_uw7/p535243b.txt'}, {'name': 'SSA:2009-210-01', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SLACKWARE'], 'url': 'http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.561499'}, {'name': 'NetBSD-SA2009-013', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_NETBSD'], 'url': 'ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2009-013.txt.asc'}, {'name': 'ADV-2009-3316', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_VUPEN'], 'url': 'http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=538975'}, {'name': '264828', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUNALERT'], 'url': 'http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-264828-1'}]
CVE State: PUBLISHED