Detections
Analytics
ISC BIND 9.3.0 < 9.9.8-P3 / 9.9.x-Sx < 9.9.8-S4 / 9.10.x < 9.10.3-P3 Multiple DoS
high Nessus Plugin ID 88385
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Synopsis
The remote name server is affected by multiple denial of service vulnerabilities.Description
According to its self-reported version number, the installation of ISC BIND running on the remote name server is affected by multiple denial of service vulnerabilities :- A denial of service vulnerability exists due to improper handling of certain string formatting options. An authenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, via a malformed Address Prefix List (APL) record, to cause an INSIST assertion failure and daemon exit.
(CVE-2015-8704)
- A denial of service vulnerability exists due to a failure to properly convert OPT records and ECS options to formatted text. A remote attacker can exploit this to cause a REQUIRE assertion failure and daemon exit.
Note that this issue only affects BIND 9.10.x.
(CVE-2015-8705)
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Upgrade to BIND version 9.9.8-P3 / 9.9.8-S4 / 9.10.3-P3 or later.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 88385
File Name: bind9_9103_p3.nasl
Version: 1.10
Type: remote
Family: DNS
Published: 1/26/2016
Updated: 11/19/2019
Configuration: Enable paranoid mode
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.6
Temporal Score: 4.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2015-8705
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7
Temporal Score: 6.1
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:isc:bind
Required KB Items: Settings/ParanoidReport, bind/version
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 1/19/2016
Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/31/2015
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2015-8704, CVE-2015-8705