Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200807-08 (bind) addresses DNS protocol weakness leading to cache poisoning on recursive resolvers. Upgrade to version >=net-dns/bind-9.4.2_p1 to mitigate this weakness
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![]() | Nmap NSE 6.01: dns-random-txid | 28 Feb 201300:00 | – | openvas |
![]() | Nmap NSE net: dns-random-srcport | 1 Jun 201100:00 | – | openvas |
![]() | HP-UX Update for BIND HPSBUX02351 | 5 May 200900:00 | – | openvas |
![]() | Slackware Advisory SSA:2008-191-02 bind | 11 Sep 201200:00 | – | openvas |
![]() | RedHat Update for dnsmasq RHSA-2008:0789-01 | 6 Mar 200900:00 | – | openvas |
![]() | SLES9: Security update for bind | 10 Oct 200900:00 | – | openvas |
![]() | SLES10: Security update for bind | 13 Oct 200900:00 | – | openvas |
![]() | Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-627-1) | 23 Mar 200900:00 | – | openvas |
Source | Link |
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securityspace | www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html |
bugs | www.bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi |
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2008 E-Soft Inc.
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.61383");
script_version("2023-07-19T05:05:15+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2023-07-19 05:05:15 +0000 (Wed, 19 Jul 2023)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2008-09-24 21:14:03 +0200 (Wed, 24 Sep 2008)");
script_cve_id("CVE-2008-1447");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"5.0");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N");
script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N");
script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2020-03-24 18:19:00 +0000 (Tue, 24 Mar 2020)");
script_name("Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200807-08 (bind)");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2008 E-Soft Inc.");
script_family("Gentoo Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/gentoo", "ssh/login/pkg");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"A weakness in the DNS protocol has been reported, which could lead to cache
poisoning on recursive resolvers.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"All BIND users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-dns/bind-9.4.2_p1'
Note: In order to utilize the query port randomization to mitigate the
weakness, you need to make sure that your network setup allows the DNS
server to use random source ports for query and that you have not set a
fixed query port via the 'query-source port' directive in the BIND
configuration.");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200807-08");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=231201");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200807-08.");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
exit(0);
}
include("pkg-lib-gentoo.inc");
include("revisions-lib.inc");
res = "";
report = "";
report = "";
if ((res = ispkgvuln(pkg:"net-dns/bind", unaffected: make_list("ge 9.4.2_p1"), vulnerable: make_list("lt 9.4.2_p1"))) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if (report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if (__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
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