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FreeBSD : DNSSEC validators -- denial-of-service/CPU exhaustion from KeyTrap and NSEC3 vulnerabilities (21a854cc-cac1-11ee-b7a7-353f1e043d9a)

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freebsd
dnssec
keytrap
nsec3
denial of service
cpu exhaustion
vulnerability
cve-2023-50387
cve-2023-50868
nessus scanner

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The version of FreeBSD installed on the remote host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the 21a854cc-cac1-11ee-b7a7-353f1e043d9a advisory.

  • Certain DNSSEC aspects of the DNS protocol (in RFC 4035 and related RFCs) allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via one or more DNSSEC responses when there is a zone with many DNSKEY and RRSIG records, aka the KeyTrap issue. The protocol specification implies that an algorithm must evaluate all combinations of DNSKEY and RRSIG records. (CVE-2023-50387)

  • The Closest Encloser Proof aspect of the DNS protocol (in RFC 5155 when RFC 9276 guidance is skipped) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption for SHA-1 computations) via DNSSEC responses in a random subdomain attack, aka the NSEC3 issue. The RFC 5155 specification implies that an algorithm must perform thousands of iterations of a hash function in certain situations. (CVE-2023-50868)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application’s self-reported version number.

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  script_id(190577);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2024/02/21");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2023-50387", "CVE-2023-50868");

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  - Certain DNSSEC aspects of the DNS protocol (in RFC 4035 and related RFCs) allow remote attackers to cause
    a denial of service (CPU consumption) via one or more DNSSEC responses when there is a zone with many
    DNSKEY and RRSIG records, aka the KeyTrap issue. The protocol specification implies that an algorithm
    must evaluate all combinations of DNSKEY and RRSIG records. (CVE-2023-50387)

  - The Closest Encloser Proof aspect of the DNS protocol (in RFC 5155 when RFC 9276 guidance is skipped)
    allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption for SHA-1 computations) via DNSSEC
    responses in a random subdomain attack, aka the NSEC3 issue. The RFC 5155 specification implies that an
    algorithm must perform thousands of iterations of a hash function in certain situations. (CVE-2023-50868)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://kb.isc.org/docs/cve-2023-50868");
  # https://lists.thekelleys.org.uk/pipermail/dnsmasq-discuss/2024q1/017430.html
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?ca294afc");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2023-50387");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2024/02/13");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2024/02/15");

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include("freebsd_package.inc");

if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/FreeBSD/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "FreeBSD");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);


var flag = 0;

var packages = [
    'bind9-devel<9.19.21',
    'bind916<9.16.48',
    'bind918<9.18.24',
    'dnsmasq-devel<2.90',
    'dnsmasq<2.90',
    'powerdns-recursor<5.0.2',
    'unbound<1.19.1'
];

foreach var package( packages ) {
    if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg: package)) flag++;
}

if (flag)
{
  security_report_v4(
    port       : 0,
    severity   : SECURITY_HOLE,
    extra      : pkg_report_get()
  );
  exit(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
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