| Source | Link |
|---|---|
| nessus | www.nessus.org/u |
| cve | www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi |
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text is (C) Scientific Linux.
#
include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(93797);
script_version("2.12");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/01/22");
script_cve_id("CVE-2016-2776");
script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2017-A-0004");
script_name(english:"Scientific Linux Security Update : bind on SL5.x, SL6.x, SL7.x i386/x86_64 (20160928)");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security
updates.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"Security Fix(es) :
- A denial of service flaw was found in the way BIND
constructed a response to a query that met certain
criteria. A remote attacker could use this flaw to make
named exit unexpectedly with an assertion failure via a
specially crafted DNS request packet. (CVE-2016-2776)");
# https://listserv.fnal.gov/scripts/wa.exe?A2=ind1609&L=scientific-linux-errata&F=&S=&P=9834
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?7c9a9f2f");
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:POC/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:P/RL:O/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2016-2776");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2016/09/28");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2016/09/28");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2016/09/29");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:bind");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:bind-chroot");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:bind-debuginfo");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:bind-devel");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:bind-libbind-devel");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:bind-libs");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:bind-libs-lite");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:bind-license");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:bind-lite-devel");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:bind-pkcs11");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:bind-pkcs11-devel");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:bind-pkcs11-libs");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:bind-pkcs11-utils");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:bind-sdb");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:bind-sdb-chroot");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:bind-utils");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:caching-nameserver");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"x-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux");
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:"Scientific Linux Local Security Checks");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2016-2026 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/cpu", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list");
exit(0);
}
include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
include("rpm.inc");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
release = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/release");
if (isnull(release) || "Scientific Linux " >!< release) audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "running Scientific Linux");
os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "Scientific Linux.*release ([0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?)", string:release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Scientific Linux");
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (! preg(pattern:"^7([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Scientific Linux 7.x", "Scientific Linux " + os_ver);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if (cpu >!< "x86_64" && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Scientific Linux", cpu);
flag = 0;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL5", reference:"bind-9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.9")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL5", reference:"bind-chroot-9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.9")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL5", reference:"bind-debuginfo-9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.9")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL5", reference:"bind-devel-9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.9")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL5", reference:"bind-libbind-devel-9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.9")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL5", reference:"bind-libs-9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.9")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL5", reference:"bind-sdb-9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.9")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL5", reference:"bind-utils-9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.9")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL5", reference:"caching-nameserver-9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.9")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL6", reference:"bind-9.8.2-0.47.rc1.el6_8.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL6", reference:"bind-chroot-9.8.2-0.47.rc1.el6_8.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL6", reference:"bind-debuginfo-9.8.2-0.47.rc1.el6_8.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL6", reference:"bind-devel-9.8.2-0.47.rc1.el6_8.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL6", reference:"bind-libs-9.8.2-0.47.rc1.el6_8.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL6", reference:"bind-sdb-9.8.2-0.47.rc1.el6_8.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL6", reference:"bind-utils-9.8.2-0.47.rc1.el6_8.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL7", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"bind-9.9.4-29.el7_2.4")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL7", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"bind-chroot-9.9.4-29.el7_2.4")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL7", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"bind-debuginfo-9.9.4-29.el7_2.4")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL7", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"bind-devel-9.9.4-29.el7_2.4")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL7", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"bind-libs-9.9.4-29.el7_2.4")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL7", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"bind-libs-lite-9.9.4-29.el7_2.4")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL7", reference:"bind-license-9.9.4-29.el7_2.4")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL7", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"bind-lite-devel-9.9.4-29.el7_2.4")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL7", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"bind-pkcs11-9.9.4-29.el7_2.4")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL7", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"bind-pkcs11-devel-9.9.4-29.el7_2.4")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL7", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"bind-pkcs11-libs-9.9.4-29.el7_2.4")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL7", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"bind-pkcs11-utils-9.9.4-29.el7_2.4")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL7", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"bind-sdb-9.9.4-29.el7_2.4")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL7", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"bind-sdb-chroot-9.9.4-29.el7_2.4")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL7", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"bind-utils-9.9.4-29.el7_2.4")) flag++;
if (flag)
{
security_report_v4(
port : 0,
severity : SECURITY_HOLE,
extra : rpm_report_get()
);
exit(0);
}
else
{
tested = pkg_tests_get();
if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "bind / bind-chroot / bind-debuginfo / bind-devel / etc");
}
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