FreeBSD 4.4/4.5/4.6/4.7 Subdomain Request denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in FreeBSD 4.4/4.5/4.6/4.7. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Subdomain Request Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to denial of service. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2002-1220. Moreover, an exploit is present. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in FreeBSD 4.4/4.5/4.6/4.7 (Operating System). This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component Subdomain Request Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

BIND 8.3.x through 8.3.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (termination due to assertion failure) via a request for a subdomain that does not exist, with an OPT resource record with a large UDP payload size.

The weakness was disclosed 11/29/2002 by Neel Mehta with ISS X-Force as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is available at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2002-1220. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10886 (ISC BIND < 8.3.4 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family DNS and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 15028 (ISC BIND OPT Record Large UDP Denial of Service Vulnerability).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (10332), Exploit-DB (22011), Tenable (10886), SecurityFocus (BID 6161†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-912†). The entries VDB-11 and VDB-19163 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 10886
Nessus Name: ISC BIND < 8.3.4 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 53584
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 196-1 (bind)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Product: freebsd.org

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Researcher: Neel Mehta
Organization: ISS X-Force
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2002-1220 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1220
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-19162

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X-Force: 10332
SecurityFocus: 6161 - ISC BIND OPT Record Large UDP Denial of Service Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 912 - ISC BIND OPT Record Large UDP Denial of Service Vulnerability, High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/31/2014 16:21
Updated: 09/07/2025 03:30
Changes: 07/31/2014 16:21 (73), 05/09/2019 14:14 (9), 11/01/2024 12:50 (17), 12/26/2024 05:40 (1), 09/07/2025 03:30 (2)
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