FreeBSD : maradns -- CNAME record resource rotation denial of service (f358de71-bf64-11dc-928b-0016179b2dd5)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 29953

Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Secunia reports :

A vulnerability has been reported in MaraDNS, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a Denial of Service.

The vulnerability is caused due to an error within the handling of certain DNS packets. This can be exploited to cause a resource rotation by sending specially crafted DNS packets, which cause an authoritative CNAME record to not resolve, resulting in a Denial of Sevices.

Solution

Update the affected package.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 29953

File Name: freebsd_pkg_f358de71bf6411dc928b0016179b2dd5.nasl

Version: 1.12

Type: local

Family: FreeBSD Local Security Checks

Published: 1/14/2008

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:maradns, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Patch Publication Date: 1/10/2008

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/4/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-0061

Secunia: 28329

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