ISC BIND 9.3.5-p2-w1/9.4.2-p2-w1/9.5.0-p2-w1 input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in ISC BIND 9.3.5-p2-w1/9.4.2-p2-w1/9.5.0-p2-w1. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Performing a manipulation results in input validation. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2008-4163. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in ISC BIND 9.3.5-p2-w1/9.4.2-p2-w1/9.5.0-p2-w1 (Domain Name Software). This affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input 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. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in ISC BIND 9.3.5-P2-W1, 9.4.2-P2-W1, and 9.5.0-P2-W1 on Windows allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (UDP client handler termination) via unknown vectors.

The bug was discovered 09/19/2008. The weakness was released 09/22/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-4163 since 09/22/2008. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 34245 (ISC BIND 9 for Windows UDP Client Handler Remote DoS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family DNS, running in the context r and relying on port 53.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (45234), Tenable (34245), SecurityFocus (BID 31252†), OSVDB (48243†) and Secunia (SA31924†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 34245
Nessus Name: ISC BIND 9 for Windows UDP Client Handler Remote DoS
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: isc.org

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-4163 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-4163
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-44121
X-Force: 45234
SecurityFocus: 31252 - ISC BIND Windows UDP Client Handler Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 31924
OSVDB: 48243 - CVE-2008-4163 - ISC - BIND - Denial of Service Issue
SecurityTracker: 1020901
Vulnerability Center: 19591 - ISC BIND on Windows Unspecified Vulnerability Allows Remote DoS, High
Vupen: ADV-2008-2637

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/17/2019 16:32
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (65), 08/17/2019 16:32 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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