CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AI Score
Confidence
High
The version of bind installed on the remote CBL Mariner 2.0 host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CVE-2023-4408 advisory.
named
includes a section whose computational complexity is overly high.named
instance by exploiting this flaw. This issue affects both authoritative servers and recursive resolvers. This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.0.0 through 9.16.45, 9.18.0 through 9.18.21, 9.19.0 through 9.19.19, 9.9.3-S1 through 9.11.37-S1, 9.16.8-S1 through 9.16.45-S1, and 9.18.11-S1 through 9.18.21-S1. (CVE-2023-4408)Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application’s self-reported version number.
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(201676);
script_version("1.3");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2024/09/12");
script_cve_id("CVE-2023-4408");
script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2024-A-0103-S");
script_name(english:"CBL Mariner 2.0 Security Update: bind (CVE-2023-4408)");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote CBL Mariner host is missing one or more security updates.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The version of bind installed on the remote CBL Mariner 2.0 host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected
by a vulnerability as referenced in the CVE-2023-4408 advisory.
- The DNS message parsing code in `named` includes a section whose computational complexity is overly high.
It does not cause problems for typical DNS traffic, but crafted queries and responses May cause excessive
CPU load on the affected `named` instance by exploiting this flaw. This issue affects both authoritative
servers and recursive resolvers. This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.0.0 through 9.16.45, 9.18.0 through
9.18.21, 9.19.0 through 9.19.19, 9.9.3-S1 through 9.11.37-S1, 9.16.8-S1 through 9.16.45-S1, and 9.18.11-S1
through 9.18.21-S1. (CVE-2023-4408)
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-4408");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected packages.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2023-4408");
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");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2024/07/01");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2024/07/03");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:bind");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:bind-chroot");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:bind-devel");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:bind-dlz-filesystem");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:bind-dlz-ldap");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:bind-dlz-mysql");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:bind-dlz-sqlite3");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:bind-dnssec-doc");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:bind-dnssec-utils");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:bind-libs");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:bind-license");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:bind-pkcs11");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:bind-pkcs11-devel");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:bind-pkcs11-libs");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:bind-pkcs11-utils");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:bind-utils");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:python3-bind");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"x-cpe:/o:microsoft:cbl-mariner");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"stig_severity", value:"I");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"MarinerOS Local Security Checks");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2024 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/CBLMariner/release", "Host/CBLMariner/rpm-list", "Host/cpu");
exit(0);
}
include('rpm.inc');
if (!get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled')) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var release = get_kb_item('Host/CBLMariner/release');
if (isnull(release) || 'CBL-Mariner' >!< release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'CBL-Mariner');
var os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "CBL-Mariner ([0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?)", string:release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, 'CBL-Mariner');
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (! preg(pattern:"^2([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'CBL-Mariner 2.0', 'CBL-Mariner ' + os_ver);
if (!get_kb_item('Host/CBLMariner/rpm-list')) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
var cpu = get_kb_item('Host/cpu');
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ('x86_64' >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && 'aarch64' >!< cpu)
audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'CBL-Mariner', cpu);
var pkgs = [
{'reference':'bind-9.16.50-1.cm2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'2.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'bind-9.16.50-1.cm2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'2.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'bind-chroot-9.16.50-1.cm2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'2.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'bind-chroot-9.16.50-1.cm2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'2.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'bind-devel-9.16.50-1.cm2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'2.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'bind-devel-9.16.50-1.cm2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'2.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'bind-dlz-filesystem-9.16.50-1.cm2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'2.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'bind-dlz-filesystem-9.16.50-1.cm2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'2.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'bind-dlz-ldap-9.16.50-1.cm2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'2.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'bind-dlz-ldap-9.16.50-1.cm2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'2.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'bind-dlz-mysql-9.16.50-1.cm2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'2.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'bind-dlz-mysql-9.16.50-1.cm2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'2.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'bind-dlz-sqlite3-9.16.50-1.cm2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'2.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'bind-dlz-sqlite3-9.16.50-1.cm2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'2.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'bind-dnssec-doc-9.16.50-1.cm2', 'release':'2.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'bind-dnssec-doc-9.16.50-1.cm2', 'release':'2.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'bind-dnssec-utils-9.16.50-1.cm2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'2.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'bind-dnssec-utils-9.16.50-1.cm2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'2.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'bind-libs-9.16.50-1.cm2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'2.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'bind-libs-9.16.50-1.cm2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'2.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'bind-license-9.16.50-1.cm2', 'release':'2.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'bind-license-9.16.50-1.cm2', 'release':'2.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'bind-pkcs11-9.16.50-1.cm2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'2.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'bind-pkcs11-9.16.50-1.cm2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'2.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'bind-pkcs11-devel-9.16.50-1.cm2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'2.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'bind-pkcs11-devel-9.16.50-1.cm2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'2.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'bind-pkcs11-libs-9.16.50-1.cm2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'2.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'bind-pkcs11-libs-9.16.50-1.cm2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'2.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'bind-pkcs11-utils-9.16.50-1.cm2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'2.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'bind-pkcs11-utils-9.16.50-1.cm2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'2.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'bind-utils-9.16.50-1.cm2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'2.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'bind-utils-9.16.50-1.cm2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'2.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'python3-bind-9.16.50-1.cm2', 'release':'2.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
{'reference':'python3-bind-9.16.50-1.cm2', 'release':'2.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE}
];
var flag = 0;
foreach var package_array ( pkgs ) {
var reference = NULL;
var _release = NULL;
var sp = NULL;
var _cpu = NULL;
var el_string = NULL;
var rpm_spec_vers_cmp = NULL;
var epoch = NULL;
var allowmaj = NULL;
var exists_check = NULL;
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['reference'])) reference = package_array['reference'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['release'])) _release = 'CBLMariner-' + package_array['release'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['sp'])) sp = package_array['sp'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['cpu'])) _cpu = package_array['cpu'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['el_string'])) el_string = package_array['el_string'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'])) rpm_spec_vers_cmp = package_array['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['epoch'])) epoch = package_array['epoch'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['allowmaj'])) allowmaj = package_array['allowmaj'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['exists_check'])) exists_check = package_array['exists_check'];
if (reference && _release && (!exists_check || rpm_exists(release:_release, rpm:exists_check))) {
if (rpm_check(release:_release, sp:sp, cpu:_cpu, reference:reference, epoch:epoch, el_string:el_string, rpm_spec_vers_cmp:rpm_spec_vers_cmp, allowmaj:allowmaj)) flag++;
}
}
if (flag)
{
security_report_v4(
port : 0,
severity : SECURITY_HOLE,
extra : rpm_report_get()
);
exit(0);
}
else
{
var tested = pkg_tests_get();
if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'bind / bind-chroot / bind-devel / bind-dlz-filesystem / etc');
}