Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2009-4022 affects older ISC BIND recursive DNS servers in certain DNSSEC configurations. An attacker could poison the DNS cache, causing users to be directed to incorrect destinations. This can undermine trust in name resolution for business services. The issue is old, but any remaining exposed legacy BIND resolver should be treated urgently. Exposure is likely limited to legacy ISC BIND 9 recursive resolvers running affected versions with DNSSEC validation enabled and CD-related conditions present. Authoritative-only servers are not clearly implicated by the provided description. Prioritize remediation where legacy BIND resolvers serve employees, customers, or production systems. DNS cache poisoning can redirect traffic and damage trust, even without server takeover. This is mainly a legacy-exposure risk. Mitigation focus: Upgrade affected BIND installations to the fixed versions identified in the CVE or later supported releases.; Apply distribution-specific BIND security updates from vendors such as ISC, Ubuntu, Red Hat, IBM, or VMware where applicable.; Review vendor advisories for any configuration-specific mitigation if immediate patching is not possible..
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7261CVE reference · vdb-entry, signature
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10821CVE reference · vdb-entry, signature
- bind-dnssec-cache-poisoning(54416)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=538744CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://www.isc.org/advisories/CVE-2009-4022v6CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- FEDORA-2009-12218CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7459CVE reference · vdb-entry, signature
- https://www.isc.org/advisories/CVE2009-4022CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-3152CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11745CVE reference · vdb-entry, signature
- https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04952488CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- FEDORA-2009-12233CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
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