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Date:      Sat, 29 Jun 2002 12:34:55 -0600
From:      Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org>
To:        Mark.Andrews@isc.org
Cc:        security@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: libc flaw: BIND 9 closes most holes but also opens one 
Message-ID:  <4.3.2.7.2.20020629123101.02ed2df0@localhost>
In-Reply-To: <200206290335.g5T3ZUm0059814@drugs.dv.isc.org>
References:  <Your message of "Fri, 28 Jun 2002 16:59:25 CST." <200206282259.QAA03790@lariat.org>

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At 09:35 PM 6/28/2002, Mark.Andrews@isc.org wrote:

>        Firstly lib/bind is *not* built by default.  You have to
>        explictly build it with "configure --enable-libbind".

If that's so, you may still have an old libbind on your system
which is vulnerable. ONLY the libbind from 8.3.3 is immune.

>        "libbind" is a *copy* of BIND 8's libbind which *is* fixed
>        in 8.2.6 and 8.3.3.

Only in 8.3.3, according to ISC. BIND 9.2.1's libbind is not fixed.
See

http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-19.html

--Brett


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