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AIX 7.1 TL 5 : bind (IJ40617)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 173297

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Synopsis

The remote AIX host is missing a security patch.

Description

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-25220 https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-25220 ISC BIND could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by an error when using DNS forwarders. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to poison the cache with incorrect records leading to queries being made to the wrong servers, which might also result in false information being returned to clients.

Solution

Install the appropriate interim fix.

See Also

https://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/bind_advisory21.asc

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 173297

File Name: aix_IJ40617.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Published: 3/23/2023

Updated: 4/21/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

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-2021-25220

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:ibm:aix:7.1

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/28/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/28/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-25220