CVE-2016-1285
bind9 - security update
6.8
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 69.0%
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.
How to fix CVE-2016-1285
To remediate CVE-2016-1285, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-6 or later
- —upgrade to 1:9.8.4.dfsg.P1-6+nmu2+deb7u10 or later
Is CVE-2016-1285 being exploited?
Likely — EPSS is 69.0%, placing CVE-2016-1285 in the top tier of vulnerabilities by exploitation probability. Prioritise patching.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-6
- from 0, < 1:9.8.4.dfsg.P1-6+nmu2+deb7u10
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H |