Vulnerabilities > CVE-2008-3337 - Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Powerdns Authoritative Server and Powerdns

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200812-19.
#
# The advisory text is Copyright (C) 2001-2016 Gentoo Foundation, Inc.
# and licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike 
# license. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(35244);
  script_version("1.14");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:45");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2008-3337", "CVE-2008-5277");
  script_bugtraq_id(30587);
  script_xref(name:"GLSA", value:"200812-19");

  script_name(english:"GLSA-200812-19 : PowerDNS: Multiple vulnerabilities");
  script_summary(english:"Checks for updated package(s) in /var/db/pkg");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:
"The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related
patches."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200812-19
(PowerDNS: Multiple vulnerabilities)

    Daniel Drown reported an error when receiving a HINFO CH query
    (CVE-2008-5277). Brian J. Dowling of Simplicity Communications
    discovered a previously unknown security implication of the PowerDNS
    behavior to not respond to certain queries it considers malformed
    (CVE-2008-3337).
  
Impact :

    A remote attacker could send specially crafted queries to cause a
    Denial of Service. The second vulnerability in itself does not pose a
    security risk to PowerDNS Nameserver. However, not answering a query
    for an invalid DNS record within a valid domain allows for a larger
    spoofing window on third-party nameservers for domains being hosted by
    PowerDNS Nameserver itself.
  
Workaround :

    There is no known workaround at this time."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200812-19"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:
"All PowerDNS users should upgrade to the latest version:
    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-dns/pdns-2.9.21.2'"
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/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_cwe_id(16, 20);

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:pdns");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:gentoo:linux");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2008/12/19");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2008/12/21");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2008-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
  script_family(english:"Gentoo Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Gentoo/release", "Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("qpkg.inc");

if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Gentoo/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Gentoo");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);


flag = 0;

if (qpkg_check(package:"net-dns/pdns", unaffected:make_list("ge 2.9.21.2"), vulnerable:make_list("lt 2.9.21.2"))) flag++;

if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:qpkg_report_get());
  else security_warning(0);
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  tested = qpkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "PowerDNS");
}