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CVE-2016-6170

ISC BIND through 9.9.9-P1, 9.10.x through 9.10.4-P1, and 9.11.x through 9.11.0b1 allows primary DNS servers to cause a denial of service (s…

Published 10 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
6.5
v3.1 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
40.9%
percentile 99%
Public exploits
0
none known

ISC BIND through 9.9.9-P1, 9.10.x through 9.10.4-P1, and 9.11.x through 9.11.0b1 allows primary DNS servers to cause a denial of service (secondary DNS server crash) via a large AXFR response, and possibly allows IXFR servers to cause a denial of service (IXFR client crash) via a large IXFR response and allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (primary DNS server crash) via a large UPDATE message.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

40.94% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.16.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD2.04.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

  • lists.dns-oarc.net /pipermail/dns-operations/2016-July/015075.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • lists.dns-oarc.net /pipermail/dns-operations/2016-July/015073.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2016/07/06/3 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id/1036241 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • lists.dns-oarc.net /pipermail/dns-operations/2016-July/015058.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/201610-07 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
  • kb.isc.org /article/AA-01390 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/91611 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • github.com /sischkg/xfer-limit/blob/master/README.md · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • kb.isc.org /article/AA-01390/169/CVE-2016-6170 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • bugzilla.redhat.com /show_bug.cgi?id=1353563 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred

Sources

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