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Family: General --> Category: infos
Version of BIND Vulnerability Scan
Vulnerability Scan Summary Sends a VERSION.BIND request
Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Test
Synopsis :
It is possible to obtain the version number of the remote DNS server.
Description :
The remote host is running BIND, an open-source DNS server. It is possible
to extract the version number of the remote installation by sending
a special DNS request for the text 'version.bind' in the domain 'chaos'.
Solution :
It is possible to hide the version number of bind by using the 'version'
directive in the 'options' section in named.conf
Threat Level:
None
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