to somthing called DNS poison [google.com]. Why? Because system administrators are anal and fail to realize that software like BIND is not written to be secure. Hell, DNS was not even designed for such a large internet. The original DNS implementors were bad programmers and designers.
BIND9... don't get your hopes up. The BIND company sells paches for their software. Meaning that if you don't pay them money then you're going to be running an errornouse DNS server.
Still most people use BIND for two reasons: no one wants
I interpreted the reply as being to the bind8 portion of the post. As would anyone who had heard of the vulnerability being pointed out (and as would those who hadn't heard of it but read the linked page).
The opulence of the front office door varies inversely with the fundamental
solvency of the firm.
90% of the internet is valnerable ... (Score:4, Interesting)
BIND9... don't get your hopes up. The BIND company sells paches for their software. Meaning that if you don't pay them money then you're going to be running an errornouse DNS server.
Still most people use BIND for two reasons: no one wants
Re:90% of the internet is valnerable ... (Score:3, Informative)
Re:90% of the internet is valnerable ... (Score:3, Interesting)
That't not what this securityfocus article says [securityfocus.com].
Re:90% of the internet is valnerable ... (Score:2)
Yes it does...
Note that was in January *2003*. Any admin not running a server patched against this should be shot (or given an MCSE).
Re:90% of the internet is valnerable ... (Score:2)
Re:90% of the internet is valnerable ... (Score:2)