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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 d

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5 EPSS 0.1302
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.10 - elevated exploitation probability
  • EPSS percentile: top 6% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-20Improper Input Validation
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Affected Products & Versions

4
isc bind>= 9.0 and <= 9.9.8
isc bind>= 9.10.0 and <= 9.10.3
isc bindall versions
redhat enterprise linuxall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
pocgithub.com · README.mdgithub.com
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Scoring & Timeline

6.5
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.1 · secalert@redhat.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD06 Jul 2016 · 02:59 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Vendor Advisories

4
usnUSN-5747-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2017:0998-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2017:0999-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2017:1000-1
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References & Sources

10
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/06/3Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91611Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036241Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1353563Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01390Vendor Advisory
https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01390/169/CVE-2016-6170Vendor Advisory
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