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CVE-2010-0290

4.0 · MEDIUM

Unspecified vulnerability in ISC BIND 9.0.x through 9.3.x, 9.4 before 9.4.3-P5, 9.5 before 9.5.2-P2, 9.6 before 9.6.1-P3, and 9.7.0 beta, with DNSSEC validation enabled and checking disabled (CD),…

Published Jan 22, 2010iscEPSS 6.78%

Overview

CVE-2010-0290 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting isc bind. It was published on January 22, 2010 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.0 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.0, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Unspecified vulnerability in ISC BIND 9.0.x through 9.3.x, 9.4 before 9.4.3-P5, 9.5 before 9.5.2-P2, 9.6 before 9.6.1-P3, and 9.7.0 beta, with DNSSEC validation enabled and checking disabled (CD), allows remote attackers to conduct DNS cache poisoning attacks by receiving a recursive client query and sending a response that contains (1) CNAME or (2) DNAME records, which do not have the intended validation before caching, aka Bug 20737. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2009-4022.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from isc. Update bind to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

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References

Reflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00009.htmlRefmarc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126393609503704&w=2Refmarc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126399602810086&w=2Refsecunia.com/advisories/38219Refsecunia.com/advisories/38240Refsecunia.com/advisories/40086Refwiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2010-0018Refwww.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2054Refwww.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:021Refwww.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-888-1

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2010-0290?

CVE-2010-0290 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting isc bind. It was published on January 22, 2010 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.0 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2010-0290?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.0, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2010-0290?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from isc. Update bind to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2010-0290?

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