Ghost Domain Names Attack: Resolver Overwrites Cached Server Names and TTL Values in ISC BIND 9 through 9.8.1-P1

CVE-2012-1033 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

The resolver in ISC BIND 9 through 9.8.1-P1 overwrites cached server names and TTL values in NS records during the processing of a response to an A record query, which allows remote attackers to trigger continued resolvability of revoked domain names via a "ghost domain names" attack.

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