DNS: ISC BIND EDNS Option Processing Denial of Service

This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability against ISC BIND DNS Server. A successful attack can result in a denial-of-service condition.

Extended Description

libdns in ISC BIND 9.10.0 before P2 does not properly handle EDNS options, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (REQUIRE assertion failure and daemon exit) via a crafted packet, as demonstrated by an attack against named, dig, or delv.

Affected Products

Isc bind

References

BugTraq: 68038

CVE: CVE-2014-3859

Short Name
DNS:ISC-BIND-EDNS-OPT-DOS
Severity
Minor
Recommended
False
Recommended Action
None
Category
DNS
Keywords
BIND CVE-2014-3859 Denial EDNS ISC Option Processing Service bid:68038 of
Release Date
08/04/2014
Supported Platforms

srx-branch-12.3

srx-19.3

srx-branch-19.3

vsrx3bsd-19.2

srx-branch-19.4

vsrx-19.4

mx-12.3

mx-19.4

vmx-19.4

mx-19.3

vsrx3bsd-19.4

srx-19.4

vsrx-12.3

vmx-19.3

vsrx-19.2

srx-12.3

Sigpack Version
3761
False Positive
Rarely
Vendors

Isc

CVSS Score

5.0

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