CVE-2018-5740: A flaw in the "deny-answer-aliases" feature can cause an INSIST assertion failure in named

Michael McNally mcnally at isc.org
Wed Aug 8 21:04:36 UTC 2018


A rarely-used feature in BIND has a flaw which can cause named to
exit with an INSIST assertion failure.

CVE:                  CVE-2018-5740
Document Version:     2.0
Posting date:         08 August 2018
Program Impacted:     BIND
Versions affected:    9.7.0->9.8.8, 9.9.0->9.9.13, 9.10.0->9.10.8,
                      9.11.0->9.11.4, 9.12.0->9.12.2, 9.13.0->9.13.2
                      and also versions of BIND 9 Supported Preview Edition
Severity:             High (but only for servers on which the
"deny-answer-aliases"
                      feature is explicitly enabled)
Exploitable:          Remotely

Description:

   "deny-answer-aliases" is a little-used feature intended to help
   recursive server operators protect end users against DNS rebinding
   attacks, a potential method of circumventing the security model
   used by client browsers.  However, a defect in this feature makes
   it easy, when the feature is in use, to experience an INSIST
   assertion failure in name.c.

Impact:

   Accidental or deliberate triggering of this defect will cause
   an INSIST assertion failure in named, causing the named process
   to stop execution and resulting in denial of service to clients.
   Only servers which have explicitly enabled the "deny-answer-aliases"
   feature are at risk and disabling the feature prevents exploitation.

CVSS Score:          7.5
CVSS Vector:         CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

For more information on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System and
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https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.0#CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Workarounds:

   This vulnerability can be avoided by disabling the "deny-answer-aliases"
   feature if it is in use.

Active exploits:

   No known active exploits.

Solution:

   Most operators will not need to make any changes unless they are
   using the "deny-answer-aliases" feature (which is described in
   the BIND 9 Adminstrator Reference Manual section 6.2.)
   "deny-answer-aliases" is off by default; only configurations
   which explicitly enable it can be affected by this defect.

   If you are using "deny-answer-aliases", upgrade to the patched
   release most closely related to your current version of BIND.

   -  9.9.13-P1
   -  9.10.8-P1
   -  9.11.4-P1
   -  9.12.2-P1

   BIND Supported Preview Edition is a special feature preview
   branch of BIND provided to eligible ISC support customers.

   -  9.11.3-S3

Acknowledgements:

   ISC would like to thank Tony Finch of the University of Cambridge
   for reporting this issue.

Document Revision History:

   1.0 Advance Notification 31 July, 2018
   2.0 Public Disclosure 08 August, 2018

Related Documents:

   See our BIND9 Security Vulnerability Matrix at
   https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-00913 for a complete listing of
   Security Vulnerabilities and versions affected.

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