CVE-2009-4022 Other in n/a

Low 2.6 Published Updated

Remote attackers can poison DNS cache in ISC BIND when DNSSEC validation is enabled but checking disabled, leading to potential traffic redirection.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2009-4022?

CVE-2009-4022 is a low-severity vulnerability in Isc Bind, published on 25 Nov 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in ISC BIND 9.0.x through 9.3.x, 9.4 before 9.4.3-P4, 9.5 before 9.5.2-P1, 9.6 before 9.6.1-P2, and 9.7 beta before 9.7.0b3, 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 an Additional section with crafted data, which is not properly handled when the response is processed "at the same time as requesting DNSSEC records (DO)," aka Bug 20438.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-4022?

It affects 1 product.

Linux distribution packages (20)
bind Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::clientAll versions30:9.3.6-4.P1.el5_4.1
bind-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::clientAll versions30:9.3.6-4.P1.el5_4.1
bind-libs Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::clientAll versions30:9.3.6-4.P1.el5_4.1
bind-sdb Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::clientAll versions30:9.3.6-4.P1.el5_4.1
bind-utils Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::clientAll versions30:9.3.6-4.P1.el5_4.1
bind Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstationAll versions30:9.3.6-4.P1.el5_4.1
bind-chroot Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstationAll versions30:9.3.6-4.P1.el5_4.1
bind-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstationAll versions30:9.3.6-4.P1.el5_4.1
bind-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstationAll versions30:9.3.6-4.P1.el5_4.1
bind-libbind-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstationAll versions30:9.3.6-4.P1.el5_4.1
caching-nameserver Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstationAll versions30:9.3.6-4.P1.el5_4.1
bind Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::serverAll versions30:9.3.6-4.P1.el5_4.1
bind-chroot Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::serverAll versions30:9.3.6-4.P1.el5_4.1
bind-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::serverAll versions30:9.3.6-4.P1.el5_4.1
bind-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::serverAll versions30:9.3.6-4.P1.el5_4.1
bind-libbind-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::serverAll versions30:9.3.6-4.P1.el5_4.1
bind-libs Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::serverAll versions30:9.3.6-4.P1.el5_4.1
bind-sdb Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::serverAll versions30:9.3.6-4.P1.el5_4.1
bind-utils Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::serverAll versions30:9.3.6-4.P1.el5_4.1
caching-nameserver Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::serverAll versions30:9.3.6-4.P1.el5_4.1

Products include Isc Bind.

How do I fix CVE-2009-4022?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2009-4022 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-4022 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Isc Bind vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2009-4022, DSA-1961-1, GHSA-2jw5-w5pg-58h8, RHSA-2009:1620.

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