Knot DNS <= 1.5.2 DoS Vulnerability

# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2018 Greenbone AG
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# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

CPE = "cpe:/a:knot:dns";

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.113152");
  script_version("2025-10-31T05:40:56+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-10-31 05:40:56 +0000 (Fri, 31 Oct 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2018-04-10 15:35:37 +0200 (Tue, 10 Apr 2018)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"5.0");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2018-04-19 17:28:00 +0000 (Thu, 19 Apr 2018)");

  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_banner_unreliable");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2014-0486");

  script_name("Knot DNS <= 1.5.2 DoS Vulnerability");

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);

  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2018 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Denial of Service");
  script_dependencies("gb_knot_dns_detect.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("knotdns/detected");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Knot DNS is prone to a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"By sending a specially-crafted DNS message, a remote
  attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the application to crash.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Knot DNS versions 1.5.2 and prior.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update to version 1.5.3 or later.");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96185");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70097");

  exit(0);
}

include("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.inc");

if( ! port = get_app_port( cpe: CPE ) )
  exit( 0 );

if( ! version = get_app_version( cpe: CPE, port: port ) )
  exit( 0 );

if( version_is_less( version: version, test_version: "1.5.3" ) ) {
  report = report_fixed_ver( installed_version: version, fixed_version: "1.5.3" );
  security_message( data: report, port: port );
  exit( 0 );
}

exit( 99 );