ISC BIND up to 9.9.8-P3/9.10.3-P3 named db.c/resolver.c Signature Record input validation

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A vulnerability was found in ISC BIND up to 9.9.8-P3/9.10.3-P3 (Domain Name Software). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the file db.c/resolver.c of the component named. The manipulation as part of a Signature Record leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

named in ISC BIND 9.x before 9.9.8-P4 and 9.10.x before 9.10.3-P4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) via a crafted signature record for a DNAME record, related to db.c and resolver.c.

The weakness was disclosed 03/09/2016 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at kb.isc.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-1286 since 01/03/2016. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 89846 (Amazon Linux AMI : bind (ALAS-2016-665)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Amazon Linux Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 185122 (HP-UX BIND Service running Named, Remote Denial of Service (HPSBUX03583)).

Upgrading to version 9.9.8-P4 or 9.10.3-P4 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 22 hours after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 24071.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (89846). The entries 75125, 76044, 81311 and 82981 are pretty similar.

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Class: Input validation
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Nessus ID: 89846
Nessus Name: Amazon Linux AMI : bind (ALAS-2016-665)
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OpenVAS ID: 703511
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3511-1 (bind9 - security update)
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Upgrade: BIND 9.9.8-P4/9.10.3-P4
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Vendor: isc.org

Advisory: USN-2925-1
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CVE: CVE-2016-1286 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1035237
Vulnerability Center: 57177 - ISC BIND Remote DoS via a Crafted Signature Record for a DNAME, High

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Created: 03/10/2016 09:15
Updated: 07/10/2022 08:28
Changes: 03/10/2016 09:15 (67), 09/02/2018 10:40 (22), 07/10/2022 08:27 (5), 07/10/2022 08:28 (1)
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