On Mon, Feb 19, 2001 at 09:08:46AM -0500, Burke, Thomas G. wrote:
> Hey gang...
> Is there a new security flaw in DNS, or what... I've gotten a
> _huge_ number of attempts on port 53 (from different places) lately...
Hello! That would be yes...
Bind versions prior to 8.2.3 have a hole. That includes 8.2.2P*
and, yes, the kiddie poos are in "scan the planet mode" for port 53.
Details up at www.isc.org. Strongly recommend updating to the
lastest security updates at RedHat (should go without saying after Ramen).
Mike
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