CVE-2016-6170

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 6
Modified
Published: 06 Jul 2016, 14:00
Last modified:06 Aug 2024, 01:22

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
39/100
CVSS Score
6.5 MEDIUM
v3.1 (nvd)
EPSS Score
13.02% MEDIUM
13% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
1 found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

06 Jul 2016, 14:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
06 Aug 2024, 01:22
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 6.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 4AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 13.02%• Percentile: 94%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-20•Improper Input Validation

    The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

Affected Systems

  • isc•bind

    ≥ 9.0, ≤ 9.9.8 | ≥ 9.10.0, ≤ 9.10.3 | 9.9.9 | 9.9.9:beta1 | 9.9.9:beta2 | 9.9.9:p1 | 9.10.4 | 9.10.4:p1 | 9.11.0:a1 | 9.11.0:a2 | 9.11.0:a3 | 9.11.0:b1

  • redhat•enterprise_linux

    5.0 | 6.0 | 7.0

References (11)