ISC BIND 9.3.2 Default Configuration denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in ISC BIND 9.3.2. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Default Configuration. The manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2006-0987. Additionally, an exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in ISC BIND 9.3.2 (Domain Name Software). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is some unknown processing of the component Default Configuration. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

The default configuration of ISC BIND before 9.4.1-P1, when configured as a caching name server, allows recursive queries and provides additional delegation information to arbitrary IP addresses, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (traffic amplification) via DNS queries with spoofed source IP addresses.

The weakness was released 03/03/2006 (Website). The advisory is available at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2006-0987. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is shared for download at packetstormsecurity.com. It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 77250 (AIX 7.1 TL 3 : bind9 (IV61027)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family AIX Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 15068 (DNS Root Name Servers Query Amplification Denial Of Service Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 9.4.1-p1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (25368), Tenable (77250) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-31170†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-28987. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Nessus ID: 77250
Nessus Name: AIX 7.1 TL 3 : bind9 (IV61027)
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OpenVAS ID: 100841
OpenVAS Name: DNS Amplification Attacks
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MetaSploit ID: dns_amp.rb
MetaSploit Name: DNS Amplification Scanner
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: BIND 9.4.1-p1

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06/22/2025 +3755 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: isc.org

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-0987 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-0987
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-28986

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X-Force: 25368
Vulnerability Center: 31170 - ISC BIND Remote DoS Vulnerability via DNS Queries with Spoofed Source IP Addresses, Medium

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

Created: 03/12/2015 12:19
Updated: 06/22/2025 21:35
Changes: 03/12/2015 12:19 (63), 03/21/2017 11:50 (7), 07/08/2021 09:09 (4), 07/08/2021 09:11 (1), 09/01/2024 19:55 (17), 06/22/2025 21:35 (6)
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