bind CVE-2009-0025: incorrect DSA verification checks

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bind CVE-2009-0025: incorrect DSA verification checks

by Damien Miller :: Rate this Message:

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Some exploitable logic errors have been found in the bind nameserver's
use of OpenSSL DSA verification functions. These errors may permit an
attacker to bypass validation of DSA DNSSEC signatures.

This vulnerability has been designated CVE-2009-0025. More information
is available from the ISC at:

  https://www.isc.org/node/373

Source code patches are available for OpenBSD 4.3 and 4.4. -current has
had an identical fix applied.

Patch for OpenBSD 4.3:
  ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/4.3/common/008_bind.patch

Patch for OpenBSD 4.4:
  ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/4.4/common/008_bind.patch

These patches are also available in the OPENBSD_4_3 and OPENBSD_4_4
stable CVS branches.