ISC BIND 9.x.x < 9.11.5 / 9.12.x < 9.12.3 Policy-Bypass Record Update Vulnerability

medium Nessus Plugin ID 119264

Synopsis

The remote name server is affected by a policy bypass which enables an unauthorized record update vulnerability.

Description

According to its self-reported version number, the instance of ISC 9.x.x prior to 9.11.5, or 9.12.x prior to 9.12.3. It is, therefore, affected by a policy bypass record update vulnerability.

Solution

Upgrade to ISC BIND version 9.11.5 / 9.12.3 or later.

See Also

https://kb.isc.org/docs/cve-2018-5741

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 119264

File Name: bind9_CVE-2018-5741.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: remote

Family: DNS

Published: 11/28/2018

Updated: 11/1/2019

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4

Temporal Score: 3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-5741

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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

Required KB Items: bind/version, Settings/ParanoidReport

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/19/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/19/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-5741

BID: 105379