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TITLE:
Debian update for python-dns

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA31254

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/31254/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
Spoofing

WHERE:
>From remote

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Debian GNU/Linux 4.0
http://secunia.com/product/13844/

DESCRIPTION:
Debian has issued an update for python-dns. This fixes a
vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious people to poison
the DNS cache.

A vulnerability is caused due to python-dns not sufficiently
randomising the DNS transaction ID and the source port number, which
can be exploited to poison the DNS cache.

SOLUTION:
Apply updated packages.

-- Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 alias etch --

Source archives:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python-dns/python-dns_2.3.0.orig.tar.gz
Size/MD5 checksum: 21084 82d377c6a59181072b30b0da4e9835b8
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python-dns/python-dns_2.3.0-5.2+etch1.diff.gz
Size/MD5 checksum: 3444 06a021e1cf9836cec4bbe72461bab137
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python-dns/python-dns_2.3.0-5.2+etch1.dsc
Size/MD5 checksum: 695 c2e7178128b7033952b7795b358dea0b

Architecture independent packages:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/python-dns/python-dns_2.3.0-5.2+etch1_all.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 22750 b544ce3edb7d2051811ec743a49206a1

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2008/msg00204.html

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