#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
include("compat.inc");
if (description)
{
script_id(72780);
script_version("1.5");
script_cvs_date("Date: 2020/01/22");
script_name(english:"Microsoft DNS Server Version Detection");
script_summary(english:"Leverages 'dns_server/version' KB info");
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"synopsis",
value:
"Nessus was able to obtain version information on the remote Microsoft
DNS server."
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"description",
value:
"Nessus was able to obtain version information from the remote Microsoft
DNS server by sending a special TXT record query to the remote host."
);
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-server-2012-R2-and-2012/cc772069(v=ws.11)");
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"solution",
value:
"The command 'dnscmd /config /EnableVersionQuery 0' can be used to
disable version queries if desired."
);
script_set_attribute(attribute:"risk_factor", value:"None");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2014/03/03");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:microsoft:windows");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"asset_inventory", value:"True");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"hardware_inventory", value:"True");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"os_identification", value:"True");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"DNS");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2014-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_dependencies("dns_version.nasl");
script_require_keys("dns_server/version");
exit(0);
}
include("audit.inc");
include("byte_func.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
port = 53;
dns_version = get_kb_item_or_exit("dns_server/version");
if ("Microsoft DNS" >!< dns_version) audit(AUDIT_NOT_LISTEN, "Microsoft DNS Server", port, "UDP");
item = eregmatch(string:dns_version,
pattern:"Microsoft DNS ([0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+) \(([0-9A-Za-z]+)\)");
# ms dns will respond to any query with "version." in the name,
# so we have to check the response.
if (!isnull(item) && !isnull(item[1]) && !isnull(item[2]))
{
version = item[1];
ver = split(version, sep:'.', keep:FALSE);
tmp = hex2raw(s:item[2]);
# can be used to do a sanity check with in full plugin
build = getword(blob:tmp, pos:0) +'\n';
if (int(ver[2]) != int(build)) exit(1, "Unexpected build information.");
# specific file info
version += '.' + getword(blob:tmp, pos:2);
set_kb_item(name:"ms_dns/version", value:version);
if (report_verbosity > 0)
{
report = '\n Reported version : ' + dns_version +
'\n Extended version : ' + version +
'\n';
security_note(port:port, proto:"udp", extra:report);
}
else security_note(port:port, proto:"udp");
exit(0);
}
audit(AUDIT_NOT_LISTEN, "Microsoft DNS Server", port, "UDP");
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