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CVE-2016-2088: isc bind Improper Input Validation

CVSS: 6.8v3.0MediumModified
Published 09-03-2016Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-2088 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in isc bind. EPSS estimates a 22.79% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
32/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.8/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
22.79%
0%100%
High · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 1
MGASA-2016-0107OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10467-1

Timeline

  1. 09-03-2016
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

resolver.c in named in ISC BIND 9.10.x before 9.10.3-P4, when DNS cookies are enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (INSIST assertion failure and daemon exit) via a malformed packet with more than one cookie option.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

22.79%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

98%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 22.79% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
22.79%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Isc1 product
  • bind9.10.0 | 9.10.0:a1 | 9.10.0:a2 | 9.10.0:b1 | 9.10.0:b2 | 9.10.0:p1 | 9.10.0:p2 | 9.10.0:rc1 | 9.10.0:rc2 | 9.10.1 | 9.10.1:b1 | 9.10.1:b2 | 9.10.1:p1 | 9.10.1:p2 | 9.10.1:rc1 | 9.10.1:rc2 | 9.10.2:b1 | 9.10.2:p1 | 9.10.2:p2 | 9.10.2:p3 | 9.10.2:p4 | 9.10.2:rc1 | 9.10.2:rc2 | 9.10.3 | 9.10.3:b1 | 9.10.3:p1 | 9.10.3:p2 | 9.10.3:p3 | 9.10.3:rc1

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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