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BIND 9.x Security Technical Implementation Guide
SRG-APP-000516-DNS-000110
On the BIND 9.x server the platform on which the name server software is hosted must be configured to send outgoing DNS messages from a random port.
On the BIND 9.x server the platform on which the name server software is hosted must be configured to send outgoing DNS messages from a random port.
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On the BIND 9.x server the platform on which the name server software is hosted must be configured to send outgoing DNS messages from a random port.
Low Severity
<VulnDiscussion>Hosts that run the name server software should not provide any other services and therefore should be configured to respond to DNS traffic only. Outgoing DNS messages should be sent from a random port to minimize the risk of an attacker's guessing the outgoing message port and sending forged replies.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>