AIX bind Advisory : bind_advisory16.asc (IV98826) (IV98827)

high Nessus Plugin ID 102822

Synopsis

The remote AIX host has a version of bind installed that is affected by multiple security bypass vulnerabilities.

Description

The version of bind installed on the remote AIX host is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

- A security bypass exists in the way BIND handles TSIG authentication for dynamic updates. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can exploit this, via a specially crafted request packet containing a valid TSIG key name, to transfer the target zone. (CVE-2017-3142)

- A security bypass exists in the way BIND handles TSIG authentication for dynamic updates. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can exploit this, via a specially crafted request packet containing a valid TSIG key name, to force an unauthorized dynamic update.
(CVE-2017-3143)

Solution

A fix is available and can be downloaded from the IBM AIX website.

See Also

https://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/bind_advisory16.asc

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 102822

File Name: aix_bind_advisory16.nasl

Version: 3.12

Type: local

Published: 8/29/2017

Updated: 4/21/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:isc:bind, cpe:/o:ibm:aix

Required KB Items: Host/AIX/lslpp, Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AIX/version

Patch Publication Date: 8/23/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/29/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-3142, CVE-2017-3143

BID: 99337, 99339