Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2002 22:24:29 -0800 (PST)
From: FreeBSD Security Advisories <security-advisories@freebsd.org.>
To: Bugtraq <bugtraq@securityfocus.com.>
Subject: FreeBSD Security Advisory FreeBSD-SA-02:43.bind
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FreeBSD-SA-02:43.bind Security Advisory
The FreeBSD Project
Topic: multiple vulnerabilities in BIND
Category: core
Module: bind
Announced: 2002-11-14
Credits: ISS X-Force <xforce@iss.net.>
Affects: All released versions of FreeBSD
Corrected: 2002-11-14 05:15:15 UTC (RELENG_4)
2002-11-14 02:05:57 UTC (RELENG_4_7)
2002-11-14 03:18:41 UTC (RELENG_4_6)
2002-11-14 04:05:12 UTC (RELENG_4_5)
2002-11-14 05:11:57 UTC (RELENG_4_4)
FreeBSD only: NO
I. Background
BIND 8 is an implementation of the Domain Name System (DNS) protocols.
II. Problem Description
ISS X-Force has disclosed several vulnerabilities affecting BIND 8.
The names which ISS has given each vulnerability are used in this
advisory. The first is a buffer overflow in the BIND 8 code
responsible for creating DNS responses which include SIG resource
records (RRs) from its internal cache (`BIND SIG Cached RR Overflow
Vulnerability'). The second is an error in the BIND 8 code which
constructs a response to an EDNS query (i.e. a query containing OPT
RRs) with a large packet size. A miscalculation triggers an assertion
failure (`BIND OPT DoS'). The third is a problem in the verification
of SIG RR expiry times, which can result in a null pointer dereference
(`BIND SIG Expiry Time DoS').
III. Impact
BIND SIG Cached RR Overflow Vulnerability: A remote attacker may be
able to cause a name server with recursion enabled to execute
arbitrary code with the privileges of the name server process.
BIND OPT DoS and BIND SIG Expiry Time DoS: A remote attacker may be
able to cause the name server process to crash.
IV. Workaround
BIND 9 is not affected by these vulnerabilities. For those who have
the option, upgrading to BIND 9 is recommended. BIND 9 is available
in the FreeBSD Ports Collection (ports/net/bind9). The bind9 port
includes migration notes in /usr/local/share/doc/bind9/misc/migration.
Name servers with recursion disabled are not vulnerable to the `BIND
SIG Cached RR Overflow Vulnerability' nor to the `BIND SIG Expiry Time
DoS'. To disable recursion, edit the BIND 8 configuration file
(default path /etc/namedb/named.conf) to add `recursion no;' and
`fetch-glue no;' to the options statement. e.g.,
options {
recursion no;
fetch-glue no;
/* ... other options ... */
};
Restart the name server after editing the configuration file.
Restricting recursion to only your own organization's clients (by
means of the `allow-recursion' directive) limits, but does not
eliminate, the impact of these vulnerabilities by making them harder
to exploit. Restricting recursion in this fashion is generally
recommended. To restrict recursion, edit the BIND 8 configuration
file to include an `allow-recursion' statement and an address list
appropriate for your organization. e.g.,
options {
allow-recursion { 10.0.0.0/8; };
/* ... other options ... */
};
Running BIND 8 as a non-privileged user (rather than as the superuser)
may reduce the impact should the name server be compromised via the
`BIND SIG Cached RR Overflow Vulnerability'. Running as a
non-privileged user is generally recommended. Likewise, running BIND
8 in a chroot environment may reduce the impact and is generally
recommended.
V. Solution
Do one of the following:
1) Upgrade your vulnerable system to 4.7-STABLE; or to the RELENG_4_7,
RELENG_4_6, RELENG_4_5, or RELENG_4_4 security branch dated after the
correction date (4.7-RELEASE-p2, 4.6.2-RELEASE-p5, 4.5-RELEASE-p23,
4.4-RELEASE-p30).
2) To patch your present system:
The following patch has been verified to apply to FreeBSD 4.4, 4.5,
4.6, and 4.7 systems.
a) Download the relevant patch from the location below, and verify the
detached PGP signature using your PGP utility.
# fetch ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/patches/SA-02:43/bind.patch
# fetch ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/patches/SA-02:43/bind.patch.asc
b) Execute the following commands as root:
# cd /usr/src
# patch < /path/to/patch
# cd /usr/src/usr.sbin/named
# make depend && make && make install
# cd /usr/src/libexec/named-xfer
# make depend && make && make install
After upgrading or patching your system, you must restart named.
Execute the following command as root:
# ndc restart
VI. Correction details
Path Revision
Branch
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src/contrib/bind/CHANGES
RELENG_4 1.1.1.7.2.8
RELENG_4_7 1.1.1.7.2.7.2.1
RELENG_4_6 1.1.1.7.2.6.2.2
RELENG_4_5 1.1.1.7.2.4.4.2
RELENG_4_4 1.1.1.7.2.4.2.2
src/contrib/bind/bin/named/db_defs.h
RELENG_4 1.1.1.2.2.6
RELENG_4_7 1.1.1.2.2.5.2.1
RELENG_4_6 1.1.1.2.2.4.2.2
RELENG_4_5 1.1.1.2.2.3.4.2
RELENG_4_4 1.1.1.2.2.3.2.2
src/contrib/bind/bin/named/db_sec.c
RELENG_4 1.1.1.1.4.4
RELENG_4_7 1.1.1.1.4.3.4.1
RELENG_4_6 1.1.1.1.4.3.2.1
RELENG_4_5 1.1.1.1.4.2.6.2
RELENG_4_4 1.1.1.1.4.2.4.2
src/contrib/bind/bin/named/ns_defs.h
RELENG_4 1.1.1.3.2.7
RELENG_4_7 1.1.1.3.2.6.2.1
RELENG_4_6 1.1.1.3.2.5.2.2
RELENG_4_5 1.1.1.3.2.3.4.2
RELENG_4_4 1.1.1.3.2.3.2.2
src/contrib/bind/bin/named/ns_ncache.c
RELENG_4 1.1.1.2.2.3
RELENG_4_7 1.1.1.2.2.2.4.1
RELENG_4_6 1.1.1.2.2.2.2.1
RELENG_4_5 1.1.1.2.2.1.6.2
RELENG_4_4 1.1.1.2.2.1.4.2
src/contrib/bind/bin/named/ns_req.c
RELENG_4 1.1.1.2.2.11
RELENG_4_7 1.1.1.2.2.10.2.1
RELENG_4_6 1.1.1.2.2.9.2.2
RELENG_4_5 1.1.1.2.2.7.4.2
RELENG_4_4 1.1.1.2.2.7.2.2
src/contrib/bind/bin/named/ns_resp.c
RELENG_4 1.1.1.2.2.8
RELENG_4_7 1.1.1.2.2.7.2.1
RELENG_4_6 1.1.1.2.2.6.2.2
RELENG_4_5 1.1.1.2.2.4.4.2
RELENG_4_4 1.1.1.2.2.4.2.2
src/contrib/bind/lib/nameser/ns_name.c
RELENG_4 1.1.1.2.2.4
RELENG_4_7 1.1.1.2.2.3.2.1
RELENG_4_6 1.1.1.2.2.2.2.2
RELENG_4_5 1.1.1.2.2.1.6.2
RELENG_4_4 1.1.1.2.2.1.4.2
src/contrib/bind/lib/nameser/ns_samedomain.c
RELENG_4 1.1.1.1.4.1
RELENG_4_7 1.1.1.1.14.1
RELENG_4_6 1.1.1.1.12.1
RELENG_4_5 1.1.1.1.10.1
RELENG_4_4 1.1.1.1.8.1
src/sys/conf/newvers.sh
RELENG_4_7 1.44.2.26.2.4
RELENG_4_6 1.44.2.23.2.22
RELENG_4_5 1.44.2.20.2.24
RELENG_4_4 1.44.2.17.2.29
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VII. References
<URL:http://bvlive01.iss.net/issEn/delivery/xforce/alertdetail.jsp?oid=21469>;
<URL:http://www.isc.org/products/BIND/bind-security.html>;
<URL:http://www.isc.org/products/BIND/patches/>;
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