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F5 Networks BIG-IP : BIND vulnerability (SOL15481)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 78189

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Synopsis

The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch.

Description

The resolver in ISC BIND 9 through 9.8.1-P1 overwrites cached server names and TTL values in NS records during the processing of a response to an A record query, which allows remote attackers to trigger continued resolvability of revoked domain names via a 'ghost domain names' attack. CVE-2012-1033

Solution

Upgrade to one of the non-vulnerable versions listed in the F5 Solution SOL15481.

See Also

https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K15481

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 78189

File Name: f5_bigip_SOL15481.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Published: 10/10/2014

Updated: 3/10/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 4.4

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_application_visibility_and_reporting, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_link_controller, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_wan_optimization_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_webaccelerator, cpe:/h:f5:big-ip, cpe:/h:f5:big-ip_protocol_security_manager

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/BIG-IP/hotfix, Host/BIG-IP/modules, Host/BIG-IP/version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/7/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/8/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-1033

BID: 51898