A new security update has been released for Gentoo Linux - MyDNS: Denial of Service. Here the announcement:
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200601-16
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: MyDNS: Denial of Service
Date: January 30, 2006
Bugs: #119548
ID: 200601-16
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Synopsis
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MyDNS contains a vulnerability that may lead to a Denial of Service
attack.
Background
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MyDNS is a DNS server using a MySQL database as a backend. It is
designed to allow for fast updates and small resource usage.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-dns/mydns < 1.1.0 >= 1.1.0
Description
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MyDNS contains an unspecified flaw that may allow a remote Denial of
Service.
Impact
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An attacker could cause a Denial of Service by sending malformed DNS
queries to the MyDNS server.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All MyDNS users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-dns/mydns-1.1.0"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2006-0351
http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-0351
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200601-16.xml
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2006 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
