7.5

CVE-2016-9147: isc bind Improper Input Validation

Modified
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2016-9147RHSA-2017:0063RHSA-2017:0064
Published 12-01-2017Last modified 06-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-9147 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in isc bind. EPSS estimates a 24.60% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Prioritisesevere

Severe, CVSS 7.5 (NVD); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources; EPSS 25% (FIRST, 03-11-2026)

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
24.60%
0%100%
High · -0.19 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 6
DLA-805-1DSA-3758-1MGASA-2017-0478RHSA-2017:0062RHSA-2017:1582RHSA-2017:1583

Timeline

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

Description

named in ISC BIND 9.9.9-P4, 9.9.9-S6, 9.10.4-P4, and 9.11.0-P1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) via a response containing an inconsistency among the DNSSEC-related RRsets.

CVSS metrics

8 scores · 7 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

24.60%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

98%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Decrease -0.19 pp

From 24.79% 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.

Redhat15 products
  • bind< 30:9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.12 | < 32:9.8.2-0.47.rc1.el6_8.4
  • bind-chroot< 30:9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.12 | < 32:9.8.2-0.47.rc1.el6_8.4
  • bind-debuginfo< 30:9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.12 | < 32:9.8.2-0.47.rc1.el6_8.4
  • bind-devel< 30:9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.12 | < 32:9.8.2-0.47.rc1.el6_8.4
  • bind-libbind-devel< 30:9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.12
Alpine1 product
  • bind< 9.10.4_p5-r0
Chainguard1 product
  • bindAll versions (No fix recorded)
Debian1 product
  • bind9< 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-11
Isc1 product
  • bind9.9.9:p4 | 9.9.9:s6 | 9.10.4:p4 | 9.11.0:p1
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)

7 vendors · 21 products

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