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AUSCERT Security Bulletin
ASB-2009.1043.3
A vulnerability has been identified in the BIND server used
by BIG-IP products
7 August 2009
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: BIG-IP GTM versions 9.3 - 9.3.1
BIG-IP GTM versions 9.4 - 9.4.7
BIG-IP GTM versions 10.0.0 - 10.0.1
BIG-IP LTM versions 9.3 - 9.3.1
BIG-IP LTM versions 9.4 - 9.4.7
BIG-IP LTM versions 9.6 - 9.6.1
BIG-IP LTM versions 10.0.0 - 10.0.1
BIG-IP ASM versions 9.3 - 9.3.1
BIG-IP ASM versions 9.4 - 9.4.7
BIG-IP ASM versions 10.0.0 - 10.0.1
BIG-IP Link Controller versions 9.3 - 9.3.1
BIG-IP Link Controller versions 9.4 - 9.4.7
BIG-IP Link Controller versions 10.0.0 - 10.0.1
BIG-IP WebAccelerator versions 9.4 - 9.4.7
BIG-IP WebAccelerator versions 10.0.0 - 10.0.1
BIG-IP PSM versions 9.4.5 - 9.4.7
BIG-IP PSM versions 10.0.0 - 10.0.1
BIG-IP WAN Optimization versions 10.0.0 - 10.0.1
Enterprise Manager versions 1.6 - 1.8
Operating System: Network Appliance
Impact/Access: Denial of Service -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Mitigation
CVE Names: CVE-2009-0696
Member content until: Friday, September 4 2009
Reference: ASB-2009.1033
Revision History: August 7 2009: Additional hotfixes released
August 6 2009: Additional hotfixes released
August 5 2009: Initial Release
OVERVIEW
A vulnerability has been identified in the BIND server used by BIG-IP
products that can allow an attacker to crash the BIND server. [1]
The following products are known to be subject to this vulnerability:
* BIG-IP GTM versions 9.3 - 9.3.1
* BIG-IP GTM versions 9.4 - 9.4.7
* BIG-IP GTM versions 10.0.0 - 10.0.1
The following products use a vulnerable version of BIND, however
according to the vendor, the vulnerable code is not used by default,
and these products are "... only vulnerable if BIND was manually
configured and enabled to be the master for one or more zones..." [1]:
* BIG-IP LTM versions 9.3 - 9.3.1
* BIG-IP LTM versions 9.4 - 9.4.7
* BIG-IP LTM versions 9.6 - 9.6.1
* BIG-IP LTM versions 10.0.0 - 10.0.1
* BIG-IP ASM versions 9.3 - 9.3.1
* BIG-IP ASM versions 9.4 - 9.4.7
* BIG-IP ASM versions 10.0.0 - 10.0.1
* BIG-IP Link Controller versions 9.3 - 9.3.1
* BIG-IP Link Controller versions 9.4 - 9.4.7
* BIG-IP Link Controller versions 10.0.0 - 10.0.1
* BIG-IP WebAccelerator versions 9.4 - 9.4.7
* BIG-IP WebAccelerator versions 10.0.0 - 10.0.1
* BIG-IP PSM versions 9.4.5 - 9.4.7
* BIG-IP PSM versions 10.0.0 - 10.0.1
* BIG-IP WAN Optimization versions 10.0.0 - 10.0.1
* Enterprise Manager versions 1.6 - 1.8
IMPACT
This vulnerability in BIND 9 could cause the BIND service to crash. [2]
MITIGATION
The vendor states that the "... issue was fixed in
Hotfix-BIGIP-9.3.1-74.0-HF7 issued for BIG-IP version 9.3.1 and in
Hotfix-BIGIP-9.4.7-326.0-HF1 issued for BIG-IP version 9.4.7. You may
download these hotfixes or later versions of the hotfixes from the F5
Networks Downloads site." Hotfixes have also been released for version
9.4.5, 9.4.6 and 10.0.1 to correct this vulnerability.
The vendor has also provided a workaround for versions where hotfixes
have not been provided, involving a "...packet filter workaround to
filter and reject dynamic update packets by inspecting the opcode
(operation code) of a DNS packet for updates." [1] Full details of
how to implement this workaround can be found in F5's SOL10366
advisory. [1]
REFERENCES
[1] SOL10366: BIND vulnerability - CVE-2009-0696
https://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/10000/300/sol10366.html
[2] BIND Dynamic Update DoS
https://www.isc.org/node/474
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in this document is accurate. However, the decision to use the information
described is the responsibility of each user or organisation. The decision to
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