Ubuntu 5.10 / 6.06 LTS / 6.10 : bind9 vulnerabilities (USN-418-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 28010

Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

A flaw was discovered in Bind's DNSSEC validation code. Remote attackers could send a specially crafted DNS query which would cause the Bind server to crash, resulting in a denial of service. Only servers configured to use DNSSEC extensions were vulnerable.

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Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://usn.ubuntu.com/418-1/

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 28010

File Name: ubuntu_USN-418-1.nasl

Version: 1.14

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/10/2007

Updated: 1/19/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:bind9, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:bind9-doc, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:bind9-host, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:dnsutils, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libbind-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libbind9-0, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libdns20, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libdns21, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libisc11, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libisc9, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libisccc0, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libisccfg1, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:liblwres1, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:liblwres9, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:lwresd, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:5.10, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.10

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/5/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-0493, CVE-2007-0494

BID: 22229, 22231

USN: 418-1