Apple Security Update Fixes BIND Update Triggered Assertion Flaw
Wednesday, August 12, 2009 at 05:16PM
drStrangeP0rk in Apple, Client, DoS, Server, Software Update, Updates

Apple has released a security update for Mac OSX and MacOSX server that fixes a logic issue related to the dynamic DNS update message. The flaw allowed allow an assertion to be tiggered resulting in the BIND service to be disrupted. All masters servers of zones could be exploited in this manner no matter if they accepted updates by a maliciously crafted update. The update is aviable via Softwre update or via http://support.apple.com/downloads/ and is recomended to be installed right away.

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