Re: bind-9.8.1 remote code exec exploit?

[Mark Andrews <marka () isc org>]

In message <c2122821abc4d89254092500a8814215.squirrel () gameframe net>, nix@mypro
xylists.com writes:
> Hello list.
>
> I've source compile of BIND 9.8.1 on the server.
>
> I've been investigating weird iptables messages as follows:
>
> Oct 29 14:53:13 NIX kernel: IN= OUT=eth0 SRC=MY_SERVER_IP DST=62.80.128.29
> LEN=114 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=31795 PROTO=UDP SPT=53 DPT=5060
> LEN=94
>
> I received a message from my ISP abuse that my server is scanning SIP port
> 5060 and I set the firewall rule to deny/log all UDP connections out of
> the box to port 5060 to get timestamps for further investigation. This
> happened before I set the firewall rule.

You are just blocking legitimate reply traffic.  Your ISP is probably
misclassifying traffic it sees destined to port 5060.  Nameservers
randomly pick source ports to make it harder for off path attackers
to spoof reply packets and, unless something is already using port
5060, port 5060 is fair game.

You can stop your own nameservers using 5060 as a query source port
with avoid-v4-udp-ports but it doesn't do much to help with queries
to you.

        avoid-v4-udp-ports { 5060; };
        avoid-v6-udp-ports { 5060; };

You should also adjust your firewall to let packets sourced from
port 53 on your nameservers to any port go through.  That way you
won't get false positives.

Mark

> /var/log/named.log
>
> 05-Oct-2011 06:05:58.093 client: warning: client 81.25.53.2#5060: error
> sending response: host unreachable
> 07-Oct-2011 13:14:38.739 client: warning: client 221.210.153.6#5060: error
> sending response: host unreachable
> 08-Oct-2011 00:43:22.881 client: warning: client 212.59.18.8#5060: error
> sending response: host unreachable
> 08-Oct-2011 13:42:58.943 client: warning: client 202.43.160.50#5060: error
> sending response: host unreachable
> 12-Oct-2011 10:26:20.586 client: warning: client 213.77.43.115#5060: error
> sending response: host unreachable
> 14-Oct-2011 15:42:12.676 client: warning: client 193.210.19.19#5060: error
> sending response: host unreachable
> 15-Oct-2011 16:26:16.573 client: warning: client 202.44.204.36#5060: error
> sending response: host unreachable
> 16-Oct-2011 20:52:44.570 client: warning: client 200.63.56.5#5060: error
> sending response: host unreachable
> 17-Oct-2011 01:48:49.617 client: warning: client 84.22.23.4#5060: error
> sending response: host unreachable
> 23-Oct-2011 12:34:26.255 client: warning: client 208.69.35.15#5060: error
> sending response: host unreachable
> 25-Oct-2011 01:50:17.382 client: warning: client 84.88.226.10#5060: error
> sending response: host unreachable
> 25-Oct-2011 15:23:51.384 client: warning: client 195.222.32.20#5060: error
> sending response: host unreachable
> 29-Oct-2011 14:53:13.208 client: warning: client 62.80.128.29#5060: error
> sending response: host unreachable
>
> Timestamps matches exactly to kernel's firewall log. Every time BIND error
> log has the above entry, the box tries to scan for SIP port 5060.
>
> Is it possible to scan ports through BIND or exec code by sending a
> specially crafted request?
>
> PS. I have been tracking this issue for a week and no other timestamps
> matches exactly to this isssue. I have currently grsec' exec logging on
> and hoping this issue occurs soon so I can see will it execute extra code
> under the user 'bind'.
>
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