CVE-2011-1910
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Off-by-one error in named in ISC BIND 9.x before 9.7.3-P1, 9.8.x before 9.8.0-P2, 9.4-ESV before 9.4-ESV-R4-P1, and 9.6-ESV before 9.6-ESV-R4-P1 allows remote DNS servers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) via a negative response containing large RRSIG RRsets.
Find out more about CVE-2011-1910 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
Statement
This issue did not affect bind packages shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5. It affected bind97 packages shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and bind packages shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 5 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Low |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (bind97) | RHSA-2011:0845 | 2011-05-31 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (bind) | RHSA-2011:0845 | 2011-05-31 |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | bind | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | bind | Not affected |
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