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BIND9 DoS

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Checks the remote BIND version

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote BIND server, according to its
version number, is vulnerable to a denial
of service attack.

A possible hacker may use this flaw to prevent
this service to work properly.

Solution : upgrade to bind 9.2.1
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID: 4936

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2002 Renaud Deraison

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