cis-bind-v100-1-2

DevOps & Security

Do Not Install a Multi-Use System (Manual)

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CIS 1.2 — Do Not Install a Multi-Use System

Profile Applicability

Authoritative Name Server Level 1
Caching Only Name Server Level 1

Description

Default server configurations often expose a wide variety of services unnecessarily increasing the risk to the system. Just because a server can perform many services doesn't mean it is wise to do so. The number of services and daemons executing on the ISC BIND DNS server should be limited to those necessary, with the DNS service being the only primary function of the server.

Rationale

Maintaining a server for a single purpose increases the security of your system. The more services which are exposed to an attacker, the more potential vectors an attacker has to exploit the system and therefore the higher the risk for the server. A DNS server should function as only a name server and should not be mixed with other primary functions such as email, web, or database.

Impact

Not specified.

Audit Procedure

Leverage the package or services manager for your OS to list enabled services and review to ensure each service is necessary and has a documented business need. On Red Hat systems, the following commands will produce the list of current services enabled. The systemctl command lists any systemd based services, which are common on current Linux systems while chkconfig will list any older traditional SysV based services.

# systemctl -t service --state enabled list-unit-files
# chkconfig --list | grep ':on'

Remediation

Disable all unnecessary services or move necessary primary services other than DNS to another server. Leverage the package or services manager for your OS to uninstall or disable unneeded services. On Red Hat systems, the following commands may be used to uninstall a package or disable a service:

# yum erase <package name>
# systemctl disable <service name>

Default Value

Depends on the platform

References

None listed.

CIS Controls

Controls Version	Control	IG 1	IG 2	IG 3
v6	9.5 Operate Critical Services On Dedicated Hosts (i.e. DNS, Mail, Web, Database)	N	Y	Y
v7	9 Limitation and Control of Network Ports, Protocols, and Services	Y	Y	Y

MITRE ATT&CK Mappings

Tactic	Technique
Initial Access	T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Lateral Movement	T1210 Exploitation of Remote Services

Profile

Level 1 - Authoritative Name Server
Level 1 - Caching Only Name Server