Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS : bind9 vulnerabilities (USN-3346-1)
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#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3346-1. The text
# itself is copyright (C) Canonical, Inc. See
# <http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/>. Ubuntu(R) is a registered
# trademark of Canonical, Inc.
#
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
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script_cve_id("CVE-2017-3142", "CVE-2017-3143");
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script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security updates.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as
referenced in the USN-3346-1 advisory.
Clment Berthaux discovered that Bind did not correctly check TSIG authentication for zone update
requests. An attacker could use this to improperly perform zone updates. (CVE-2017-3143)
Clment Berthaux discovered that Bind did not correctly check TSIG authentication for zone transfer
requests. An attacker could use this to improperly transfer entire zones. (CVE-2017-3142)
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.
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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include('debian_package.inc');
if ( ! get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled') ) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var os_release = get_kb_item('Host/Ubuntu/release');
if ( isnull(os_release) ) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Ubuntu');
os_release = chomp(os_release);
if (! ('14.04' >< os_release || '16.04' >< os_release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Ubuntu 14.04 / 16.04', 'Ubuntu ' + os_release);
if ( ! get_kb_item('Host/Debian/dpkg-l') ) 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$" && 's390' >!< cpu && 'aarch64' >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'Ubuntu', cpu);
var pkgs = [
{'osver': '14.04', 'pkgname': 'bind9', 'pkgver': '1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.15'},
{'osver': '14.04', 'pkgname': 'bind9-host', 'pkgver': '1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.15'},
{'osver': '14.04', 'pkgname': 'bind9utils', 'pkgver': '1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.15'},
{'osver': '14.04', 'pkgname': 'dnsutils', 'pkgver': '1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.15'},
{'osver': '14.04', 'pkgname': 'host', 'pkgver': '1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.15'},
{'osver': '14.04', 'pkgname': 'libbind-dev', 'pkgver': '1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.15'},
{'osver': '14.04', 'pkgname': 'libbind9-90', 'pkgver': '1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.15'},
{'osver': '14.04', 'pkgname': 'libdns100', 'pkgver': '1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.15'},
{'osver': '14.04', 'pkgname': 'libisc95', 'pkgver': '1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.15'},
{'osver': '14.04', 'pkgname': 'libisccc90', 'pkgver': '1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.15'},
{'osver': '14.04', 'pkgname': 'libisccfg90', 'pkgver': '1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.15'},
{'osver': '14.04', 'pkgname': 'liblwres90', 'pkgver': '1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.15'},
{'osver': '14.04', 'pkgname': 'lwresd', 'pkgver': '1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.15'},
{'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'bind9', 'pkgver': '1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.7'},
{'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'bind9-host', 'pkgver': '1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.7'},
{'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'bind9utils', 'pkgver': '1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.7'},
{'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'dnsutils', 'pkgver': '1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.7'},
{'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'host', 'pkgver': '1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.7'},
{'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'libbind-dev', 'pkgver': '1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.7'},
{'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'libbind-export-dev', 'pkgver': '1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.7'},
{'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'libbind9-140', 'pkgver': '1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.7'},
{'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'libdns-export162', 'pkgver': '1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.7'},
{'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'libdns-export162-udeb', 'pkgver': '1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.7'},
{'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'libdns162', 'pkgver': '1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.7'},
{'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'libirs-export141', 'pkgver': '1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.7'},
{'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'libirs-export141-udeb', 'pkgver': '1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.7'},
{'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'libirs141', 'pkgver': '1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.7'},
{'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'libisc-export160', 'pkgver': '1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.7'},
{'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'libisc-export160-udeb', 'pkgver': '1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.7'},
{'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'libisc160', 'pkgver': '1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.7'},
{'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'libisccc-export140', 'pkgver': '1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.7'},
{'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'libisccc-export140-udeb', 'pkgver': '1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.7'},
{'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'libisccc140', 'pkgver': '1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.7'},
{'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'libisccfg-export140', 'pkgver': '1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.7'},
{'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'libisccfg-export140-udeb', 'pkgver': '1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.7'},
{'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'libisccfg140', 'pkgver': '1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.7'},
{'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'liblwres141', 'pkgver': '1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.7'},
{'osver': '16.04', 'pkgname': 'lwresd', 'pkgver': '1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.7'}
];
var flag = 0;
foreach var package_array ( pkgs ) {
var osver = NULL;
var pkgname = NULL;
var pkgver = NULL;
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['osver'])) osver = package_array['osver'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['pkgname'])) pkgname = package_array['pkgname'];
if (!empty_or_null(package_array['pkgver'])) pkgver = package_array['pkgver'];
if (osver && pkgname && pkgver) {
if (ubuntu_check(osver:osver, pkgname:pkgname, pkgver:pkgver)) flag++;
}
}
if (flag)
{
var extra = '';
extra += ubuntu_report_get();
security_report_v4(
port : 0,
severity : SECURITY_WARNING,
extra : extra
);
exit(0);
}
else
{
var tested = ubuntu_pkg_tests_get();
if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'bind9 / bind9-host / bind9utils / dnsutils / host / libbind-dev / etc');
}
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