ISC BIND 9.x.x < 9.9.13-P1 / 9.10.x < 9.10.8-P1 / 9.11.x < 9.11.4-P1 / 9.12.x < 9.12.2-P1 deny-answer-aliases DoS Vulnerability
high Nessus Plugin ID 111790
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Synopsis
The remote name server is affected by a denial of service vulnerability.Description
According to its self-reported version number, the instance of ISC BIND running on the remote name server is 9.x.x prior to 9.9.13-P1, 9.10.x prior to 9.10.8-P1, 9.11.x prior to 9.11.4-P1, or 9.12.x prior to 9.12.2-P1. It is, therefore, affected by a denial of service vulnerability in the deny-answer-aliases feature.Solution
Upgrade to ISC BIND version 9.9.13-P1 / 9.10.8-P1 / 9.11.4-P1 / 9.11.3-S3 / 9.12.2-P1 or later. Note that BIND 9 version 9.11.3-S3 is available exclusively for eligible ISC Support customers.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 111790
File Name: bind9_9122_p1.nasl
Version: 1.5
Type: remote
Family: DNS
Published: 8/16/2018
Updated: 11/4/2019
Dependencies: bind_version.nasl
Configuration: Enable paranoid mode
Risk Information
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-5740
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.4
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
Temporal Vector: CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C
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: cpe:2.3:a:isc:bind:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Required KB Items: Settings/ParanoidReport, bind/version
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 8/8/2017
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/8/2017
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2018-5740
BID: 105055