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Date:      Tue, 30 Jan 2001 18:42:16 -0800
From:      Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org>
To:        David La Croix <dlacroix@cowpie.acm.vt.edu>
Cc:        freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Bind: unapproved query (version.bind) Script kiddies?
Message-ID:  <20010130184216.G54217@xor.obsecurity.org>
In-Reply-To: <200101302245.RAA12443@cowpie.acm.vt.edu>; from dlacroix@cowpie.acm.vt.edu on Tue, Jan 30, 2001 at 04:45:04PM -0600
References:  <200101302245.RAA12443@cowpie.acm.vt.edu>

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On Tue, Jan 30, 2001 at 04:45:04PM -0600, David La Croix wrote:
> I just noticed the following in my logfiles: (/var/log/messages)
>=20
> it was running Bind 8.2.2-
>=20
> Jan 26 22:37:43 mildred named[41908]: unapproved query from [208.44.147.1=
1].1584
>  for "version.bind"
> [repeat 23 more times from the same IP]

Yes, they're querying you for the version of BIND you're
running. Since 8.2.2 is vulnerable I suggest you update ASAP.

Kris

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