ISC BIND Domain Name Resolver privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in ISC BIND. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Domain Name Resolver. This manipulation causes privileges management. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2012-1033. In addition, an exploit is available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in ISC BIND (Domain Name Software) (the affected version is unknown) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Domain Name Resolver. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The resolver in ISC BIND 9 through 9.8.1-P1 overwrites cached server names and TTL values in NS records during the processing of a response to an A record query, which allows remote attackers to trigger continued resolvability of revoked domain names via a "ghost domain names" attack.

The weakness was presented 02/07/2012 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at vmware.com. The vendor was not involved in the public release. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-1033 since 02/07/2012. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 69691 (Amazon Linux AMI : bind (ALAS-2012-84)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Amazon Linux Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 350663 (Amazon Linux Security Advisory for bind: ALAS-2012-084).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (73053), Tenable (69691), SecurityFocus (BID 51898†), OSVDB (78916†) and Secunia (SA47884†). See VDB-6967 for similar entry. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
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Access: Private
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 69691
Nessus Name: Amazon Linux AMI : bind (ALAS-2012-84)
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OpenVAS ID: 71984
OpenVAS Name: Slackware Advisory SSA:2012-166-01 bind
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: isc.org

Advisory: vmware.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-1033 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-1033
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-4603

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X-Force: 73053 - ISC BIND cache update policy security bypass, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 51898 - ISC BIND CVE-2012-1033 Security Bypass Vulnerability
Secunia: 47884 - ISC BIND Deleted Domain Record Cache Persistence Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 78916
SecurityTracker: 1026647 - ISC BIND Cache Update Policy Can Be Bypassed to Allow Revoked Domain Names to Remain Resolvable
Vulnerability Center: 34414 - ISC BIND 9-9.8.1-P1 Remote Security Bypass due to Improper Cache Update Policy Implementation, Medium

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

Created: 02/21/2012 01:00
Updated: 01/26/2025 19:45
Changes: 02/21/2012 01:00 (79), 04/09/2017 14:33 (12), 03/20/2021 17:09 (3), 01/26/2025 19:45 (16)
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