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When the caching DNS server is enabled, it is vulnerable to CVE-2016-9131, CVE-2016-9147, CVE-2016-9444 denial of service attacks (assertion failure). (Bug #276185)

Product
SteelHead (Appliance)
Fixed in Version:
steelhead 9.6.0, steelhead 9.2.3
Last Modified:
2017-10-31
Summary
DETAILS:

The caching DNS server, if enabled, is vulnerable to the following:

Named could mishandle authority sections that were missing RRSIGs triggering an assertion failure. This flaw is disclosed in CVE-2016-9444. [RT # 43632]

Named mishandled some responses where covering RRSIG records are returned without the requested data resulting in a assertion failure. This flaw is disclosed in CVE-2016-9147. [RT #43548]

Named incorrectly tried to cache TKEY records which could trigger a assertion failure when there was a class mismatch. This flaw is disclosed in CVE-2016-9131. [RT #43522] 

FIX:

Upgraded to BIND 9.9.9-P5 to fix these vulnerabilities.

RECOMMENDATION:

Upgrade to a software version with this fix.