CVE-2016-8864

7.5 HIGH
Published: November 02, 2016 Modified: May 06, 2026
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Description

named in ISC BIND 9.x before 9.9.9-P4, 9.10.x before 9.10.4-P4, and 9.11.x before 9.11.0-P1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) via a DNAME record in the answer section of a response to a recursive query, related to db.c and resolver.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:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2141.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2142.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2615.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2871.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3703
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94067
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037156
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1583
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05381687
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01434
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01435
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01436
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01437
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01438
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:34.bind.asc
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-26
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180926-0005/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2141.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2142.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2615.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2871.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3703
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94067
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037156
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1583
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05381687
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01434
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01435
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01436
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01437
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01438
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:34.bind.asc
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-26
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180926-0005/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory

34 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.5 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
52.5%
99th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-617

Affected Vendors

redhat netapp debian isc

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