CVE-2016-1285

6.8 MEDIUM
Published: March 09, 2016 Modified: May 06, 2026
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Description

named in ISC BIND 9.x before 9.9.8-P4 and 9.10.x before 9.10.3-P4 does not properly handle DNAME records when parsing fetch reply messages, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) via a malformed packet to the rndc (aka control channel) interface, related to alist.c and sexpr.c.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/181036.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/181037.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/178831.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/178880.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/179904.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/179911.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00046.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00053.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00070.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00072.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00075.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00079.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00084.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00013.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=146191105921542&w=2
Source: cve@mitre.org
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0562.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0601.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3511
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035236
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2925-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05087821
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01352
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01380
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Release Notes
https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01438
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:13.bind.asc
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-07
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/181036.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/181037.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/178831.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/178880.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/179904.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/179911.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00046.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00053.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00070.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00072.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00075.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00079.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00084.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00013.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=146191105921542&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0562.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0601.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3511
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035236
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2925-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05087821
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01352
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01380
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Release Notes
https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01438
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:13.bind.asc
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-07
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory

58 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
6.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
69.0%
99th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

fedoraproject canonical isc suse debian opensuse juniper