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Improper Input Validation Affecting bind-utils package, versions <32:9.8.2-0.62.rc1.56.amzn1

Severity

 Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.97% (91st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-BINDUTILS-1706938
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed16 Jan 2019
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Introduced: 16 Jan 2019

CVE-2017-3142  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 bind-utils to version 32:9.8.2-0.62.rc1.56.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2017-858.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream bind-utils package and not the bind-utils package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 relevant fixed versions and status.

An attacker who is able to send and receive messages to an authoritative DNS server and who has knowledge of a valid TSIG key name may be able to circumvent TSIG authentication of AXFR requests via a carefully constructed request packet. A server that relies solely on TSIG keys for protection with no other ACL protection could be manipulated into: providing an AXFR of a zone to an unauthorized recipient or accepting bogus NOTIFY packets. Affects BIND 9.4.0->9.8.8, 9.9.0->9.9.10-P1, 9.10.0->9.10.5-P1, 9.11.0->9.11.1-P1, 9.9.3-S1->9.9.10-S2, 9.10.5-S1->9.10.5-S2.