CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS
Percentile
77.8%
According to its self-reported version number, the version of the PowerDNS service listening on the remote host is prior to 2.9.21.2. It is, therefore, affected by a denial of service vulnerability when processing specially crafted CH HINFO queries. A remote attacker can exploit this to crash the server.
Note that Nessus has not attempted to exploit this issue but has instead relied only on the application’s self-reported version number.
Also, Nessus has not checked for the presence of a workaround, the presence of a patch, or if the server is operating as an authoritative server.
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
include("compat.inc");
if (description)
{
script_id(35375);
script_version("1.12");
script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/11/15 20:50:21");
script_cve_id("CVE-2008-5277");
script_bugtraq_id(32627);
script_name(english:"PowerDNS Authoritative Server < 2.9.21.2 CH HINFO Query Handling DoS");
script_summary(english:"Checks the version of PowerDNS.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote name server is affected by a denial of service
vulnerability.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"According to its self-reported version number, the version of the
PowerDNS service listening on the remote host is prior to 2.9.21.2. It
is, therefore, affected by a denial of service vulnerability when
processing specially crafted CH HINFO queries. A remote attacker can
exploit this to crash the server.
Note that Nessus has not attempted to exploit this issue but has
instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Also, Nessus has not checked for the presence of a workaround,
the presence of a patch, or if the server is operating as an
authoritative server.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://doc.powerdns.com/md/security/powerdns-advisory-2008-03/");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to PowerDNS version 2.9.21.2 or later. Alternatively, apply
the patch or workaround referenced in the vendor advisory.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
script_cwe_id(16);
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2008/11/18");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2008/11/18");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2009/01/15");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"potential_vulnerability", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:powerdns:powerdns");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:powerdns:authoritative");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2009-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
script_family(english:"DNS");
script_dependencie("pdns_version.nasl");
script_require_keys("pdns/version", "pdns/version_full", "pdns/version_source", "Settings/ParanoidReport");
exit(0);
}
include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
app_name = "PowerDNS";
version_source = get_kb_item_or_exit("pdns/version_source");
version_full = get_kb_item_or_exit("pdns/version_full");
version = get_kb_item_or_exit("pdns/version");
if (version == UNKNOWN_VER) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, app_name);
if (report_paranoia < 2) audit(AUDIT_PARANOID);
fix = '2.9.21.2';
port = 53;
if (ver_compare(ver:version, fix:fix, strict:FALSE) >= 0)
audit(AUDIT_LISTEN_NOT_VULN, app_name, port, version_full, "UDP");
if (report_verbosity > 0)
{
report =
'\n Version source : ' + version_source +
'\n Installed version : ' + version_full +
'\n Fixed version : ' + fix +
'\n';
security_warning(port:port, proto:"udp", extra:report);
}
else security_warning(port:port, proto:"udp");