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TITLE:
IBM AIX BIND Predictable DNS Query IDs Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA26531

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/26531/

CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
Spoofing

WHERE:
>From remote

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

DESCRIPTION:
IBM has acknowledged a vulnerability in AIX, which can be exploited
by malicious people to poison the DNS cache.

For more information:
SA26152

The vulnerability affects versions 5.2.0 and 5.3.0.

SOLUTION:
Apply interim fix or APARs as soon as they become available.
ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/bindcrypt_ifix.tar.Z

APAR for AIX 5.2.0:
Apply IZ02218 (available approx. 2007-10-31)

APAR for AIX 5.3.0:
Apply IZ02219 (available approx. 2007-11-27)

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/README
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ02218
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ02219

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA26152:
http://secunia.com/advisories/26152/

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