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[SA27465] IBM AIX BIND 8 Predictable DNS Query IDs Vulnerability

From: Secunia Security Advisories (sec-advsecunia.com)
Date: Wed Oct 31 2007 - 18:17:04 CDT

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TITLE:
IBM AIX BIND 8 Predictable DNS Query IDs Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA27465

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/27465/

CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
Spoofing

WHERE:
From remote

OPERATING SYSTEM:
AIX 5.x
http://secunia.com/product/213/

DESCRIPTION:
IBM has acknowledged a vulnerability in AIX, which can be exploited
by malicious people to poison the DNS cache.

For more information:
SA26629

The vulnerability affects versions 5.2 and 5.3.

SOLUTION:
Apply interim fix or APARs as soon as they become available.

ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/bind8_ifix.tar

AIX 5.2.0:
APAR IZ05609

AIX 5.3.0:
APAR IZ05686 (available 11/27/2007)

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
IBM:
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=3975

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA26629:
http://secunia.com/advisories/26629/

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