7.5

CVE-2016-9131: debian debian_linux Improper Input Validation

Modified
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2016-9131UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9131DEBIAN-CVE-2016-9131
Published 12-01-2017Last modified 06-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-9131 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 40.56% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Prioritisesevere

Severe, CVSS 7.5 (NVD); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources; EPSS 41% (FIRST, 03-11-2026)

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
40.56%
0%100%
High · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 10 · Related 7
DLA-805-1DSA-3758-1MGASA-2017-0478OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10650-1RHSA-2017:0062RHSA-2017:1583

Timeline

  1. 12-01-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

named in ISC BIND 9.x before 9.9.9-P5, 9.10.x before 9.10.4-P5, and 9.11.x before 9.11.0-P2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) via a malformed response to an RTYPE ANY query.

CVSS metrics

8 scores · 6 sources · 3 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

40.56%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

99%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 40.56% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Redhat6 products
Netapp4 products
Debian2 products
Alpine1 product
  • bind≥ 9.0, < 9.10.4_p5-r0
Chainguard1 product
  • bindAll versions (No fix recorded)
Isc1 product
  • bind≥ 9.0, ≤ 9.9.8 | ≥ 9.10.0, ≤ 9.10.3 | 9.9.9 | 9.9.9:b1 | 9.9.9:b2 | 9.9.9:p1 | 9.9.9:p3 | 9.9.9:p4 | 9.10.4:b2 | 9.10.4:b3 | 9.10.4:p2 | 9.10.4:p3 | 9.10.4:p4 | 9.10.4:rc1 | 9.11.0:a1 | 9.11.0:a2 | 9.11.0:a3 | 9.11.0:b1 | 9.11.0:b2 | 9.11.0:b3 | 9.11.0:p1 | 9.11.0:rc1
Ubuntu1 product
  • bind9< 1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.11 | < 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.4
Wolfi1 product
  • bindAll versions (No fix recorded)

8 vendors · 17 products

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