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TITLE:
IBM AIX update for bind

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA21790

VERIFY ADVISORY:
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CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
DoS

WHERE:
>From remote

OPERATING SYSTEM:
AIX 5.x
http://secunia.com/product/213/

DESCRIPTION:
IBM has acknowledged a vulnerability in bind, which potentially can
be exploited by malicious people to cause a Denial of Service.

For more information:
SA21752

SOLUTION:
Apply temporary fix until APARs are available.

Interim fix:
ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/bind9_ifix.tar.Z

APAR for AIX 5.2.0:
IY89178 (available approx. 2006-10-18)

APAR for AIX 5.3.0:
IY89169 (available approx. 2006-10-04)

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA21752:
http://secunia.com/advisories/21752/

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