Detections
Analytics
CentOS 5 : bind (CESA-2015:1514)
high Nessus Plugin ID 85048
Language:
Synopsis
The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.Description
Updated bind packages that fix one security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Important security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in the References section.
The Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND) is an implementation of the Domain Name System (DNS) protocols. BIND includes a DNS server (named); a resolver library (routines for applications to use when interfacing with DNS); and tools for verifying that the DNS server is operating correctly.
A flaw was found in the way BIND handled requests for TKEY DNS resource records. A remote attacker could use this flaw to make named (functioning as an authoritative DNS server or a DNS resolver) exit unexpectedly with an assertion failure via a specially crafted DNS request packet. (CVE-2015-5477)
Red Hat would like to thank ISC for reporting this issue. Upstream acknowledges Jonathan Foote as the original reporter.
All bind users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to correct this issue. After installing the update, the BIND daemon (named) will be restarted automatically.
Solution
Update the affected bind packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 85048
File Name: centos_RHSA-2015-1514.nasl
Version: 2.13
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: CentOS Local Security Checks
Published: 7/29/2015
Updated: 1/4/2021
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 8.1
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 6.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2015-5477
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:caching-nameserver, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:bind-utils, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:bind-libbind-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:bind-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:bind-sdb, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:bind, 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: 7/28/2015
Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/29/2015
Exploitable With
Core Impact
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2015-5477
RHSA: 2015:1514