Original description
ISC BIND 9 before 9.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (shutdown) via a malformed DNS packet that triggers an error condition that is not properly handled when the rdataset parameter to the dns_message_findtype() function in message.c is not NULL, aka DoS_findtype.
Affected software
- BIND 9 = 9.0= 9.1.3= 9.1.2= 9.1.1= 9.1= 9.2 exact match
Details
- Published
- 2002-06-18
- Last modified
- 2026-06-16
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
References
- cve.org/CVE-2002-0400
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0400
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/hp/2002-q3/0022.html
- distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000494
- frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:038
- www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-15.html
- www.isc.org/index.pl?/sw/bind/bind-security.php
- www.iss.net/security_center/static/9250.php
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/739123
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2002_21_bind9.html
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-105.html
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-119.html
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-154.html
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