From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jan 7 23:16:45 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0DCD91065670 for ; Thu, 7 Jan 2010 23:16:45 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dougb@FreeBSD.org) Received: from mail2.fluidhosting.com (mx21.fluidhosting.com [204.14.89.4]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 934F48FC15 for ; Thu, 7 Jan 2010 23:16:44 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail 5022 invoked by uid 399); 7 Jan 2010 23:16:43 -0000 Received: from localhost (HELO foreign.dougb.net) (dougb@dougbarton.us@127.0.0.1) by localhost with ESMTPAM; 7 Jan 2010 23:16:43 -0000 X-Originating-IP: 127.0.0.1 X-Sender: dougb@dougbarton.us Message-ID: <4B466B5B.6060009@FreeBSD.org> Date: Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:16:43 -0800 From: Doug Barton Organization: http://SupersetSolutions.com/ User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.23 (X11/20091206) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Thomas Rasmussen References: <20100106235655.BA25C1CC0B@ptavv.es.net> <4B452BC9.1040104@gibfest.dk> In-Reply-To: <4B452BC9.1040104@gibfest.dk> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.96.0 OpenPGP: id=D5B2F0FB Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD Security Advisory FreeBSD-SA-10:01.bind X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 07 Jan 2010 23:16:45 -0000 Thomas Rasmussen wrote: > Hello, > > While this is all true, this vulnerability is for caching servers, > not authorative ones. It is pretty easy to setup DLV validation on a > recursive bind server. However, it is not enabled by default on FreeBSD, > so Stephen should be safe. FWIW, I agree with Thomas. -- Improve the effectiveness of your Internet presence with a domain name makeover! http://SupersetSolutions.com/ Computers are useless. They can only give you answers. -- Pablo Picasso