Slackware Linux update for bind

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU13326

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-5738

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Information exposure

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access controls. When configured with "recursion yes;" and match list values are not provided for "allow-query-cache" or "allow-query", the "allow-recursion" setting may permit all hosts to perform recursion. A remote attacker can bypass intended recursion access controls, make a recursive query to a BIND nameserver in certain cases and examine the results of queries answered from the cache to determine which queries a server has previously responded to.

Mitigation

Update the affected package bind.

Vulnerable software versions

Slackware Linux: 14.0 - 14.2

External links

http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2018&m=slackware-security.436614

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.