CentOS 3 / 4 / 5 : bind (CESA-2007:0740)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 25778

Synopsis

The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Updated bind packages that fix a security issue are now available.

This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

ISC BIND (Berkeley Internet Name Domain) is an implementation of the DNS (Domain Name System) protocols.

A flaw was found in the way BIND generates outbound DNS query ids. If an attacker is able to acquire a finite set of query IDs, it becomes possible to accurately predict future query IDs. Future query ID prediction may allow an attacker to conduct a DNS cache poisoning attack, which can result in the DNS server returning incorrect client query data. (CVE-2007-2926)

Users of BIND are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to correct this issue.

Solution

Update the affected bind packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 25778

File Name: centos_RHSA-2007-0740.nasl

Version: 1.19

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: CentOS Local Security Checks

Published: 7/27/2007

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.4

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:bind-libbind-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:bind-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:bind-sdb, cpe:/o:centos:centos:3, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:caching-nameserver, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:bind-utils, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:bind, cpe:/o:centos:centos:4, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:bind-chroot, cpe:/o:centos:centos:5, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:bind-libs

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/CentOS/release, Host/CentOS/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/25/2007

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/24/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-2926

BID: 25037

RHSA: 2007:0740

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