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The host running a BIND 9.X implementation must implement a set of firewall rules that restrict traffic on the DNS interface.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

Configuring hosts that run a BIND 9.X implementation to only accept DNS traffic on a DNS interface allows a system firewall to be configured to limit the allowed incoming ports/protocols to 53/tcp and 53/udp. Sending outgoing DNS messages from a random port minimizes the risk of an attacker guessing the outgoing message port and sending forged replies. The TCP/IP stack in DNS hosts (stub resolver, caching/resolving/recursive name server, authoritative name server, etc.) could be subjected to packet flooding attacks (such as SYNC and smurf), resulting in disruption of communication. By implementing a specific set of firewall rules that limit accepted traffic to the interface, these risk of packet flooding and other TCP/IP based attacks is reduced.

ID
SV-207536r879887_rule
Version
BIND-9X-001004
Severity
Medium
References
Updated

Remediation Templates

A Manual Procedure

Configure the OS firewall to only allow incoming DNS traffic on ports 53/tcp and 53/udp.
Add the following rules to the host firewall rule set:

# iptables -A INPUT -i [DNS Interface] -p tcp --dport 53 -j ACCEPT
# iptables -A INPUT -i [DNS Interface] -p udp --dport 53 -j ACCEPT
# iptables -A INPUT -i [DNS Interface] -j DROP