Description
Buffer overflow in named in BIND 4 versions 4.9.10 and earlier, and 8 versions 8.3.3 and earlier, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a certain DNS server response containing SIG resource records (RR).
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 3.0 | bind | 8.3.3-2.0woody1 | DSA-196 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-196 bind - several vulnerabilities Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- CA-2002-31 third-party-advisory
- http://www.isc.org/products/BIND/bind-security.html
- 2002-11-21 vendor-advisory
- 6160 vdb-entry
- DSA-196 vendor-advisory
- SSRT2408 vendor-advisory
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doc=fsalert%2F48818
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:2539 vdb-entry signature
- 20021118 TSLSA-2002-0076 - bind mailing-list
- CLA-2002:546 vendor-advisory
- 20021115 [OpenPKG-SA-2002.011] OpenPKG Security Advisory (bind, bind8) mailing-list
- 20021112 [Fwd: Notice of serious vulnerabilities in ISC BIND 4 & 8] mailing-list
- N-013 third-party-advisory government-resource
- VU#852283 third-party-advisory
- bind-sig-rr-bo(10304) vdb-entry
- 20021112 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities in BIND4 and BIND8 third-party-advisory
- MDKSA-2002:077 vendor-advisory