Its doesn't matter which type of DNS you're using. This is a vulnerability in the protocol itself, not in whose implementation of it you like or dislike. "Earlier this year, professional security research Dan Kaminsky discovered a major issue in how Internet addresses are managed (Domain Name System, or DNS). This issue was in the design of DNS and not limited to any single product."
-----Original Message----- From: Jim McAtee [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 12:22 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: DNS flaw plugged by vendors Out-of-band? He he. We've updated BIND. Of course, we don't use any Microsoft DNS servers for public facing DNS. ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Rankin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "NT System Admin Issues" <ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 1:30 AM Subject: DNS flaw plugged by vendors > http://securosis.com/2008/07/08/dan-kaminsky-discovers-fundamental-issue-in- dns-massive-multivendor-patch-released/ > > Is anyone taking any remedial action about this out-of-band? It seems to > be > presented as quite threatening... > ~ ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~