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ISC BIND < 8.1.2 Inverse-Query Remote Overflow (deprecated)

critical Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 1015

Synopsis

The remote host is vulnerable to a buffer overflow.

Description

The remote BIND server, according to its version number, is vulnerable to an inverse query overflow. An attacker may use this flaw to gain a root shell on this host.

Solution

Upgrade to BIND 8.1.2 or newer.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 1015

Family: DNS Servers

Published: 8/18/2004

Updated: 3/6/2019

Nessus ID: 10728, 10329

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 8.7

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 9.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:H/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:isc:bind:8

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-1999-0009

BID: 134