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Bind 4 and 8 Vulnerabilities

Posted by michael on from the who-uses-BIND4-anymore dept.

eecue writes "The world's most popular DNS package is once again vulnerable. Even the advisory says it's only a matter of time before worms are written.... just like a couple years ago. I guess this is why i run tinydns."

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  1. In other news by pheph · · Score: 5, Funny
    Another vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Windows 98...

    Come on, Bind 9 has been out for some time, so don't flip out!

  2. Re:Escape by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Escape your need for functionality, well-documented behaviors and the ability to freely import and export zone data without being a 15th-century sorcerer.

  3. Re:Tinydns is a pain in the ass to install by ComaVN · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hey, this guy offers $10,000.00 to anyone who can disprove his *AHEM* theory, and no-one has taken HIS money.

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    Be wary of any facts that confirm your opinion.
  4. BIND by Make · · Score: 4, Funny

    BIND - serving remote shells since 1986 ;)

  5. I'm scared by mao+che+minh · · Score: 5, Funny

    With all of the security news lately, I am too scared to run Apache, IIS, Exchange, lpr, lprng, mySQL, PostgreSQL, Outlook, Outlook Express, map Netware drives to Win 9x clients, X11, use any program that requires glibc, or use BIND 4 or 8 or any DNS for that matter. My computer sits in a locked closet, lacks input devices, and runs only the OpenBSD kernel and nothing else.

    1. Re:I'm scared by dpilot · · Score: 5, Funny

      You'd better finish securing it, then.

      Cut the power cord and fill the closet with cement.

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      The living have better things to do than to continue hating the dead.
  6. Who needs DNS? by nuclearmoose · · Score: 2, Funny
    Real geeks just use host files. Here you go:

    /etc/hosts:

    66.35.250.150 slashdot

  7. Re:Tinydns is a pain in the ass to install by gol64738 · · Score: 4, Funny

    thank you for actually making all slashdot readers dumber by posting that.