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dns/bind9* -- servers using DNS64 can be crashed by a crafted query

Description:

ISC reports:

BIND 9 nameservers using the DNS64 IPv6 transition mechanism are vulnerable to a software defect that allows a crafted query to crash the server with a REQUIRE assertion failure. Remote exploitation of this defect can be achieved without extensive effort, resulting in a denial-of-service (DoS) vector against affected servers.

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Affects:

portaudit: dns/bind9* -- servers using DNS64 can be crashed by a crafted query

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Oliver Eikemeier <eik@FreeBSD.org>