Medium severity · published Mar 9, 2016
CVE-2016-2088
resolver.c in named in ISC BIND 9.10.x before 9.10.3-P4, when DNS cookies are enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (INSIST assertion failure and daemon…
6.8
CVSS
22.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
resolver.c in named in ISC BIND 9.10.x before 9.10.3-P4, when DNS cookies are enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (INSIST assertion failure and daemon exit) via a malformed packet with more than one cookie option.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)22.8% · higher than 98% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
BI
Bind · Isc
9.10.0; 9.10.0; 9.10.0; 9.10.0; 9.10.0; 9.10.0; +23 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2088
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2088
lists.fedoraproject.org
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/181036.html
lists.fedoraproject.org
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/178831.html
lists.fedoraproject.org
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/179904.html
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84290
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035238
Vendor Advisory
https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01351
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