ISC BIND 9 DNS64 Handling DoS

high Nessus Plugin ID 63166

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Synopsis

The remote name server is prone to a denial of service attack.

Description

According to its self-reported version number, the remote installation of BIND can be forced to crash via maliciously crafted DNS requests.

Note that this vulnerability only affects installs using the 'dns64' configuration option. Further note that Nessus has only relied on the version itself and has not attempted to determine whether or not the install is actually affected.

Solution

Upgrade to BIND 9.8.4-P1 / 9.9.2-P1 or later. Alternatively, disable DNS64 functionality via configuration options.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 63166

File Name: bind9_992_p1.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: remote

Family: DNS

Published: 12/6/2012

Updated: 12/4/2019

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2012-5688

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:isc:bind

Required KB Items: Settings/ParanoidReport, bind/version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/4/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/4/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-5688

BID: 56817

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