CVE-2016-8864
bind9 - security update
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 44.4%
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.
How to fix CVE-2016-8864
To remediate CVE-2016-8864, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 9.10.4_p4-r0 or later
- —upgrade to 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-11 or later
- —upgrade to 1:9.8.4.dfsg.P1-6+nmu2+deb7u13 or later
- —upgrade to 1:9.9.5.dfsg-9+deb8u8 or later
Is CVE-2016-8864 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 44.4%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (4)
- from 0, < 9.10.4_p4-r0
- from 0, < 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-11
- from 0, < 1:9.8.4.dfsg.P1-6+nmu2+deb7u13
- from 0, < 1:9.9.5.dfsg-9+deb8u8
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |