CVE-2016-6170
6.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 13.0%
Description
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.
How to fix CVE-2016-6170
To remediate CVE-2016-6170, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 1:9.10.6+dfsg-1 or later
Is CVE-2016-6170 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 13.0%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1:9.10.6+dfsg-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |