] The vulnerabilities described in this advisory affect ] nearly all currently deployed recursive DNS servers on ] the Internet. The DNS network is considered a critical ] component of Internet infrastructure. There is no ] information implying that these exploits are known to the ] computer underground, and there are no reports of active ] attacks. If exploits for these vulnerabilities are ] developed and made public, they may lead to compromise ] and DoS attacks against vulnerable DNS servers. Since the ] vulnerability is widespread, an Internet worm may be ] developed to propagate by exploiting the flaws in BIND. ] Widespread attacks against the DNS system may lead to ] general instability and inaccuracy of DNS data. You should be running BIND 9. If you are running BIND 8, then this is a good time to upgrade. If you are running BIND 4, you should be made aware that it is now 2002, not 1994. |