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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS : Bind vulnerability (USN-3769-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 117630

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security update.

Description

It was discovered that Bind incorrectly handled the deny-answer-aliases feature. If this feature is enabled, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause Bind to crash, resulting in a denial of service.

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Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3769-1

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 117630

File Name: ubuntu_USN-3769-1.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/21/2018

Updated: 10/20/2023

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-5740

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:bind9, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:bind9-host, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:bind9utils, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:dnsutils, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:host, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libbind-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libbind-export-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libbind9-140, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libbind9-160, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libbind9-90, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libdns-export1100, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libdns-export1100-udeb, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libdns-export162, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libdns-export162-udeb, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libdns100, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libdns1100, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libdns162, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libirs-export141, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libirs-export141-udeb, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libirs-export160, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libirs-export160-udeb, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libirs141, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libirs160, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libisc-export160, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libisc-export160-udeb, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libisc-export169, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libisc-export169-udeb, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libisc160, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libisc169, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libisc95, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libisccc-export140, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libisccc-export140-udeb, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libisccc-export160, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libisccc-export160-udeb, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libisccc140, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libisccc160, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libisccc90, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libisccfg-export140, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libisccfg-export140-udeb, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libisccfg-export160, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libisccfg-export160-udeb, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libisccfg140, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libisccfg160, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libisccfg90, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:liblwres141, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:liblwres160, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:liblwres90, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:lwresd, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/20/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/16/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-5740

USN: 3769-1