175 – Insecure service configuration - DNS
Description
The DNS server has recursive DNS functionality, which can allow an attacker to perform an amplification attack through it and cause another server to crash.
Impact
Perform amplification attacks to cause DDos.
Recommendation
Disable recursive DNS functionality on the server.
Threat
Anonymous attacker from internal network.
Expected Remediation Time
Score 4.0
Default score using CVSS 4.0. It may change depending on the context of the src.
Base 4.0
- Attack vector: A
- Attack complexity: H
- Attack Requirements: N
- Privileges required: N
- User interaction: N
- Confidentiality (VC): N
- Integrity (VI): N
- Availability (VA): L
- Confidentiality (SC): N
- Integrity (SI): N
- Availability (SA): N
Threat 4.0
- Exploit maturity: X