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Debian Security Advisory DSA 3094-1 (bind9 - security update)

🗓️ 08 Dec 2014 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (c) 2014 Greenbone Networks GmbH http://greenbone.netType 
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Debian Security Advisory DSA 3094-1 (bind9 - security update) fixing denial of service vulnerability in BIND DNS serve

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# OpenVAS Vulnerability Test
# $Id: deb_3094.nasl 6724 2017-07-14 09:57:17Z teissa $
# Auto-generated from advisory DSA 3094-1 using nvtgen 1.0
# Script version: 1.0
#
# Author:
# Greenbone Networks
#
# Copyright:
# Copyright (c) 2014 Greenbone Networks GmbH http://greenbone.net
# Text descriptions are largely excerpted from the referenced
# advisory, and are Copyright (c) the respective author(s)
#
# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
# as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
# of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
#
# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
# GNU General Public License for more details.
#
# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
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#


if(description)
{
    script_id(703094);
    script_version("$Revision: 6724 $");
    script_cve_id("CVE-2014-8500");
    script_name("Debian Security Advisory DSA 3094-1 (bind9 - security update)");
    script_tag(name: "last_modification", value: "$Date: 2017-07-14 11:57:17 +0200 (Fri, 14 Jul 2017) $");
    script_tag(name: "creation_date", value: "2014-12-08 00:00:00 +0100 (Mon, 08 Dec 2014)");
    script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.8");
    script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C");
    script_tag(name: "solution_type", value: "VendorFix");

    script_xref(name: "URL", value: "http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3094.html");


    script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);

    script_copyright("Copyright (c) 2014 Greenbone Networks GmbH http://greenbone.net");
    script_family("Debian Local Security Checks");
    script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
    script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/debian_linux", "ssh/login/packages");
    script_tag(name: "affected",  value: "bind9 on Debian Linux");
    script_tag(name: "insight",   value: "The Berkeley Internet Name Domain
(BIND) implements an Internet domain name server. BIND is the most widely-used
name server software on the Internet, and is supported by the Internet Software
Consortium, www.isc.org. This package provides the server and related configuration
files.");
    script_tag(name: "solution",  value: "For the stable distribution (wheezy),
this problem has been fixed in version 1:9.8.4.dfsg.P1-6+nmu2+deb7u3.

For the upcoming stable distribution (jessie), this problem will be
fixed soon.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem will be fixed soon.

We recommend that you upgrade your bind9 packages.");
    script_tag(name: "summary",   value: "It was discovered that BIND, a DNS
server, is prone to a denial of service vulnerability.

By making use of maliciously-constructed zones or a rogue server, an
attacker can exploit an oversight in the code BIND 9 uses to follow
delegations in the Domain Name Service, causing BIND to issue unlimited
queries in an attempt to follow the delegation.

This can lead to resource exhaustion and denial of service
(up to and including termination of the named server process.)");
    script_tag(name: "vuldetect", value: "This check tests the installed software
version using the apt package manager.");
    script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
    exit(0);
}

include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-deb.inc");

res = "";
report = "";
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"bind9", ver:"1:9.8.4.dfsg.P1-6+nmu2+deb7u3", rls_regex:"DEB7.[0-9]")) != NULL) {
    report += res;
}
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"bind9-doc", ver:"1:9.8.4.dfsg.P1-6+nmu2+deb7u3", rls_regex:"DEB7.[0-9]")) != NULL) {
    report += res;
}
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"bind9-host", ver:"1:9.8.4.dfsg.P1-6+nmu2+deb7u3", rls_regex:"DEB7.[0-9]")) != NULL) {
    report += res;
}
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"bind9utils", ver:"1:9.8.4.dfsg.P1-6+nmu2+deb7u3", rls_regex:"DEB7.[0-9]")) != NULL) {
    report += res;
}
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"dnsutils", ver:"1:9.8.4.dfsg.P1-6+nmu2+deb7u3", rls_regex:"DEB7.[0-9]")) != NULL) {
    report += res;
}
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"host", ver:"1:9.8.4.dfsg.P1-6+nmu2+deb7u3", rls_regex:"DEB7.[0-9]")) != NULL) {
    report += res;
}
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libbind-dev", ver:"1:9.8.4.dfsg.P1-6+nmu2+deb7u3", rls_regex:"DEB7.[0-9]")) != NULL) {
    report += res;
}
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libbind9-80", ver:"1:9.8.4.dfsg.P1-6+nmu2+deb7u3", rls_regex:"DEB7.[0-9]")) != NULL) {
    report += res;
}
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libdns88", ver:"1:9.8.4.dfsg.P1-6+nmu2+deb7u3", rls_regex:"DEB7.[0-9]")) != NULL) {
    report += res;
}
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libisc84", ver:"1:9.8.4.dfsg.P1-6+nmu2+deb7u3", rls_regex:"DEB7.[0-9]")) != NULL) {
    report += res;
}
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libisccc80", ver:"1:9.8.4.dfsg.P1-6+nmu2+deb7u3", rls_regex:"DEB7.[0-9]")) != NULL) {
    report += res;
}
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libisccfg82", ver:"1:9.8.4.dfsg.P1-6+nmu2+deb7u3", rls_regex:"DEB7.[0-9]")) != NULL) {
    report += res;
}
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"liblwres80", ver:"1:9.8.4.dfsg.P1-6+nmu2+deb7u3", rls_regex:"DEB7.[0-9]")) != NULL) {
    report += res;
}
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"lwresd", ver:"1:9.8.4.dfsg.P1-6+nmu2+deb7u3", rls_regex:"DEB7.[0-9]")) != NULL) {
    report += res;
}

if (report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
} else if (__pkg_match) {
    exit(99); # Not vulnerable.
}

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