F5 Networks BIG-IP : BIND vulnerability (K14386) - Nessus

High   Plugin ID: 78148

This page contains detailed information about the F5 Networks BIG-IP : BIND vulnerability (K14386) Nessus plugin including available exploits and PoCs found on GitHub, in Metasploit or Exploit-DB for verifying of this vulnerability.

Plugin Overview


ID: 78148
Name: F5 Networks BIG-IP : BIND vulnerability (K14386)
Filename: f5_bigip_SOL14386.nasl
Vulnerability Published: 2013-03-28
This Plugin Published: 2014-10-10
Last Modification Time: 2021-03-10
Plugin Version: 1.8
Plugin Type: local
Plugin Family: F5 Networks Local Security Checks
Dependencies: f5_bigip_detect.nbin
Required KB Items [?]: Host/BIG-IP/hotfix, Host/BIG-IP/modules, Host/BIG-IP/version, Host/local_checks_enabled

Vulnerability Information


Severity: High
Vulnerability Published: 2013-03-28
Patch Published: 2013-05-01
CVE [?]: CVE-2013-2266
CPE [?]: cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_application_visibility_and_reporting, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_link_controller, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_wan_optimization_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_webaccelerator, cpe:/h:f5:big-ip, cpe:/h:f5:big-ip_protocol_security_manager

Synopsis

The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch.

Description

libdns in ISC BIND 9.7.x and 9.8.x before 9.8.4-P2, 9.8.5 before 9.8.5b2, 9.9.x before 9.9.2-P2, and 9.9.3 before 9.9.3b2 on UNIX platforms allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted regular expression, as demonstrated by a memory-exhaustion attack against a machine running a named process. (CVE-2013-2266)

Solution

Upgrade to one of the non-vulnerable versions listed in the F5 Solution K14386.

Public Exploits


Target Network Port(s): N/A
Target Asset(s): N/A
Exploit Available: True (GitHub)
Exploit Ease: Exploits (PoCs) are available

Here's the list of publicly known exploits and PoCs for verifying the F5 Networks BIG-IP : BIND vulnerability (K14386) vulnerability:

  1. GitHub: https://github.com/Reverier-Xu/bind-EDNS-client-subnet-patched
    [CVE-2013-2266]

Before running any exploit against any system, make sure you are authorized by the owner of the target system(s) to perform such activity. In any other case, this would be considered as an illegal activity.

WARNING: Beware of using unverified exploits from sources such as GitHub or Exploit-DB. These exploits and PoCs could contain malware. For more information, see how to use exploits safely.

Risk Information


CVSS V2 Vector [?]: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C/E:ND/RL:OF/RC:C
CVSS Base Score:7.8 (High)
Impact Subscore:6.9
Exploitability Subscore:10.0
CVSS Temporal Score:6.8 (Medium)
CVSS Environmental Score:NA (None)
Modified Impact Subscore:NA
Overall CVSS Score:6.8 (Medium)

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Plugin Source


This is the f5_bigip_SOL14386.nasl nessus plugin source code. This script is Copyright (C) 2014-2021 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.

#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from F5 Networks BIG-IP Solution K14386.
#
# The text description of this plugin is (C) F5 Networks.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(78148);
  script_version("1.8");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/03/10");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2013-2266");
  script_bugtraq_id(58736);

  script_name(english:"F5 Networks BIG-IP : BIND vulnerability (K14386)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks the BIG-IP version.");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis",
    value:"The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description",
    value:
"libdns in ISC BIND 9.7.x and 9.8.x before 9.8.4-P2, 9.8.5 before
9.8.5b2, 9.9.x before 9.9.2-P2, and 9.9.3 before 9.9.3b2 on UNIX
platforms allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory
consumption) via a crafted regular expression, as demonstrated by a
memory-exhaustion attack against a machine running a named process.
(CVE-2013-2266)"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K14386"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution",
    value:
"Upgrade to one of the non-vulnerable versions listed in the F5
Solution K14386."
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:ND/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_application_visibility_and_reporting");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_link_controller");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_wan_optimization_manager");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_webaccelerator");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/h:f5:big-ip");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/h:f5:big-ip_protocol_security_manager");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2013/03/28");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2013/05/01");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2014/10/10");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2014-2021 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
  script_family(english:"F5 Networks Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("f5_bigip_detect.nbin");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/BIG-IP/hotfix", "Host/BIG-IP/modules", "Host/BIG-IP/version");

  exit(0);
}


include("f5_func.inc");

if ( ! get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled") ) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
version = get_kb_item("Host/BIG-IP/version");
if ( ! version ) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "F5 Networks BIG-IP");
if ( isnull(get_kb_item("Host/BIG-IP/hotfix")) ) audit(AUDIT_KB_MISSING, "Host/BIG-IP/hotfix");
if ( ! get_kb_item("Host/BIG-IP/modules") ) audit(AUDIT_KB_MISSING, "Host/BIG-IP/modules");

sol = "K14386";
vmatrix = make_array();

# AFM
vmatrix["AFM"] = make_array();
vmatrix["AFM"]["affected"  ] = make_list("11.3.0");
vmatrix["AFM"]["unaffected"] = make_list("11.4.0","11.3.0HF4");

# APM
vmatrix["APM"] = make_array();
vmatrix["APM"]["affected"  ] = make_list("11.0.0-11.3.0");
vmatrix["APM"]["unaffected"] = make_list("11.4.0","10.1.0-10.2.4","11.1.0HF7","11.2.0HF5","11.2.1HF5","11.3.0HF4");

# ASM
vmatrix["ASM"] = make_array();
vmatrix["ASM"]["affected"  ] = make_list("11.0.0-11.3.0");
vmatrix["ASM"]["unaffected"] = make_list("11.4.0","10.0.0-10.2.4","9.2.0-9.4.8","11.1.0HF7","11.2.0HF5","11.2.1HF5","11.3.0HF4");

# AVR
vmatrix["AVR"] = make_array();
vmatrix["AVR"]["affected"  ] = make_list("11.0.0-11.3.0");
vmatrix["AVR"]["unaffected"] = make_list("11.4.0","11.1.0HF7","11.2.0HF5","11.2.1HF5","11.3.0HF4");

# GTM
vmatrix["GTM"] = make_array();
vmatrix["GTM"]["affected"  ] = make_list("11.0.0-11.3.0");
vmatrix["GTM"]["unaffected"] = make_list("11.4.0","10.0.0-10.2.4","9.2.2-9.4.8","11.1.0HF7","11.2.0HF5","11.2.1HF5","11.3.0HF4");

# LC
vmatrix["LC"] = make_array();
vmatrix["LC"]["affected"  ] = make_list("11.0.0-11.3.0");
vmatrix["LC"]["unaffected"] = make_list("11.4.0","10.0.0-10.2.4","9.2.2-9.4.8","11.1.0HF7","11.2.0HF5","11.2.1HF5","11.3.0HF4");

# LTM
vmatrix["LTM"] = make_array();
vmatrix["LTM"]["affected"  ] = make_list("11.0.0-11.3.0");
vmatrix["LTM"]["unaffected"] = make_list("11.4.0","10.0.0-10.2.4","9.0.0-9.6.1","11.1.0HF7","11.2.0HF5","11.2.1HF5","11.3.0HF4");

# PEM
vmatrix["PEM"] = make_array();
vmatrix["PEM"]["affected"  ] = make_list("11.3.0");
vmatrix["PEM"]["unaffected"] = make_list("11.4.0","11.3.0HF4");

# PSM
vmatrix["PSM"] = make_array();
vmatrix["PSM"]["affected"  ] = make_list("11.0.0-11.3.0");
vmatrix["PSM"]["unaffected"] = make_list("11.4.0","10.0.0-10.2.4","9.4.5-9.4.8","11.1.0HF7","11.2.0HF5","11.2.1HF5","11.3.0HF4");

# WAM
vmatrix["WAM"] = make_array();
vmatrix["WAM"]["affected"  ] = make_list("11.0.0-11.3.0");
vmatrix["WAM"]["unaffected"] = make_list("10.0.0-10.2.4","9.4.0-9.4.8","11.1.0HF7","11.2.0HF5","11.2.1HF5","11.3.0HF4");

# WOM
vmatrix["WOM"] = make_array();
vmatrix["WOM"]["affected"  ] = make_list("11.0.0-11.3.0");
vmatrix["WOM"]["unaffected"] = make_list("10.0.0-10.2.4","11.1.0HF7","11.2.0HF5","11.2.1HF5","11.3.0HF4");


if (bigip_is_affected(vmatrix:vmatrix, sol:sol))
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:bigip_report_get());
  else security_hole(0);
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  tested = bigip_get_tested_modules();
  audit_extra = "For BIG-IP module(s) " + tested + ",";
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_INST_VER_NOT_VULN, audit_extra, version);
  else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "running any of the affected modules");
}

The latest version of this script can be found in these locations depending on your platform:

  • Linux / Unix:
    /opt/nessus/lib/nessus/plugins/f5_bigip_SOL14386.nasl
  • Windows:
    C:\ProgramData\Tenable\Nessus\nessus\plugins\f5_bigip_SOL14386.nasl
  • Mac OS X:
    /Library/Nessus/run/lib/nessus/plugins/f5_bigip_SOL14386.nasl

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How to Run


Here is how to run the F5 Networks BIG-IP : BIND vulnerability (K14386) as a standalone plugin via the Nessus web user interface (https://localhost:8834/):

  1. Click to start a New Scan.
  2. Select Advanced Scan.
  3. Navigate to the Plugins tab.
  4. On the top right corner click to Disable All plugins.
  5. On the left side table select F5 Networks Local Security Checks plugin family.
  6. On the right side table select F5 Networks BIG-IP : BIND vulnerability (K14386) plugin ID 78148.
  7. Specify the target on the Settings tab and click to Save the scan.
  8. Run the scan.

Here are a few examples of how to run the plugin in the command line. Note that the examples below demonstrate the usage on the Linux / Unix platform.

Basic usage:

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl f5_bigip_SOL14386.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with audit trail message on the console:

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -a f5_bigip_SOL14386.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with trace script execution written to the console (useful for debugging):

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -T - f5_bigip_SOL14386.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with using a state file for the target and updating it (useful for running multiple plugins on the target):

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -K /tmp/state f5_bigip_SOL14386.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

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References


BID | SecurityFocus Bugtraq ID: See also: Similar and related Nessus plugins:
  • 69735 - Amazon Linux AMI : bind (ALAS-2013-176)
  • 65736 - ISC BIND 9 libdns Regular Expression Handling DoS
  • 67098 - CentOS 6 : bind (CESA-2013:0689)
  • 65726 - CentOS 5 : bind97 (CESA-2013:0690)
  • 65744 - Debian DSA-2656-1 : bind9 - denial of service
  • 65826 - Fedora 18 : bind-9.9.2-10.P2.fc18 (2013-4525)
  • 65832 - Fedora 17 : bind-9.9.2-7.P2.fc17 (2013-4533)
  • 65840 - FreeBSD : FreeBSD -- BIND remote denial of service (13031d98-9bd1-11e2-a7be-8c705af55518)
  • 65844 - FreeBSD : dns/bind9* -- Malicious Regex Can Cause Memory Exhaustion (7a282e49-95b6-11e2-8433-0800273fe665)
  • 72208 - GLSA-201401-34 : BIND: Denial of Service
  • 69877 - Mac OS X 10.8.x < 10.8.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities
  • 69878 - Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2013-004)
  • 66072 - Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : bind (MDVSA-2013:058)
  • 147379 - NewStart CGSL CORE 5.04 / MAIN 5.04 : bind Multiple Vulnerabilities (NS-SA-2021-0017)
  • 74953 - openSUSE Security Update : bind (openSUSE-SU-2013:0605-1)
  • 74954 - openSUSE Security Update : bind (openSUSE-2013-297)
  • 74958 - openSUSE Security Update : dhcp (openSUSE-SU-2013:0620-1)
  • 74959 - openSUSE Security Update : dhcp (openSUSE-SU-2013:0619-1)
  • 68799 - Oracle Linux 6 : bind (ELSA-2013-0689)
  • 68800 - Oracle Linux 5 : bind97 (ELSA-2013-0690)
  • 80247 - OracleVM 3.3 : bind (OVMSA-2014-0084)
  • 99569 - OracleVM 3.3 / 3.4 : bind (OVMSA-2017-0066)
  • 137170 - OracleVM 3.3 / 3.4 : bind (OVMSA-2020-0021)
  • 65728 - RHEL 6 : bind (RHSA-2013:0689)
  • 65729 - RHEL 5 : bind97 (RHSA-2013:0690)
  • 65761 - Scientific Linux Security Update : bind97 on SL5.x i386/x86_64 (20130328)
  • 65762 - Scientific Linux Security Update : bind on SL6.x i386/x86_64 (20130328)
  • 65705 - Slackware 12.1 / 12.2 / 13.0 / 13.1 / 13.37 / 14.0 / current : bind (SSA:2013-086-01)
  • 65706 - Slackware 12.1 / 12.2 / 13.0 / 13.1 / 13.37 / 14.0 / current : dhcp (SSA:2013-086-02)
  • 66020 - SuSE 11.2 Security Update : dhcp (SAT Patch Number 7571)
  • 65763 - Ubuntu 10.04 LTS / 11.10 / 12.04 LTS / 12.10 : bind9 vulnerability (USN-1783-1)

Version


This page has been produced using Nessus Professional 10.1.2 (#68) LINUX, Plugin set 202205072148.
Plugin file f5_bigip_SOL14386.nasl version 1.8. For more plugins, visit the Nessus Plugin Library.

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