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Usable remote name server Vulnerability Scan
Vulnerability Scan Summary
Acertains if the remote name server allows recursive queries
Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Test
Synopsis :
The remote name server allows recursive queries to be performed
by the host running nessusd.
Description :
It is possible to query the remote name server for third party names.
If this is your internal nameserver, then forget this warning.
If you are probing a remote nameserver, then it allows anyone
to use it to resolve third parties names (such as www.nessus.org).
This allows hackers to do cache poisoning attacks against this
nameserver.
If the host allows these recursive queries via UDP,
then the host can be used to 'bounce' Denial of Service attacks
against another network or system.
See also :
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1997-22.html
Solution :
Restrict recursive queries to the hosts that should
use this nameserver (such as those of the LAN connected to it).
If you are using bind 8, you can do this by using the instruction
'allow-recursion' in the 'options' section of your named.conf
If you are using bind 9, you can define a grouping of internal addresses
using the 'acl' command
Then, within the options block, you can explicitly state:
'allow-recursion { hosts_defined_in_acl }'
For more info on Bind 9 administration (to include recursion), see:
http://www.nominum.com/content/documents/bind9arm.pdf
If you are using another name server, consult its documentation.
Threat Level:
Medium / CVSS Base Score : 4
(AV:R/AC:L/Au:NR/C:N/A:N/I:P/B:I)
Click HERE for more information and discussions on this network vulnerability scan.
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