Debian Security Advisory

DLA-396-1 bind9 -- LTS security update

Date Reported:
19 Jan 2016
Affected Packages:
bind9
Vulnerable:
Yes
Security database references:
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2015-8704.
More information:

It was discovered that specific APL RR data could trigger an INSIST failure in apl_42.c and cause the BIND DNS server to exit, leading to a denial-of-service.