HIGH · 7.5

CVE-2016-8864

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 ...

Vulnerability 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.

CVSS Score

7.5

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
IscBind>= 9.0.0, < 9.9.9
NetappData Ontap Edge-
NetappSolidfire-
NetappSteelstore Cloud Integrated Storage-
RedhatEnterprise Linux Desktop5.0
RedhatEnterprise Linux Eus6.7
RedhatEnterprise Linux Server5.0
RedhatEnterprise Linux Server Aus6.2
RedhatEnterprise Linux Server Tus6.5
RedhatEnterprise Linux Workstation5.0
DebianDebian Linux8.0

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

References

FAQ

What is CVE-2016-8864?

CVE-2016-8864 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). 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 ...

How severe is CVE-2016-8864?

CVE-2016-8864 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2016-8864?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Isc Bind, Netapp Data Ontap Edge, Netapp Solidfire, Netapp Steelstore Cloud Integrated Storage, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop.