High severity · published Nov 2, 2016
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…
7.5
CVSS
38.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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 vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)38.7% · higher than 99% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
BI
Bind · Isc
9.0.0 before 9.9.9; 9.10.0 before 9.10.4; 9.9.9; 9.9.9; 9.9.9; 9.9.9; +16 more · source: NVD
DO
Data Ontap Edge · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
8.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Desktop · Redhat
5.0; 6.0; 7.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Eus · Redhat
6.7; 7.2; 7.3; 7.4; 7.5; 7.6; +1 more · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server · Redhat
5.0; 6.0; 7.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server Aus · Redhat
6.2; 6.4; 6.5; 6.6; 7.2; 7.3; +3 more · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server Tus · Redhat
6.5; 6.6; 7.2; 7.3; 7.6; 7.7 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Workstation · Redhat
5.0; 6.0; 7.0 · source: NVD
SO
Solidfire · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
SC
Steelstore Cloud Integrated Storage · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8864
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-8864
Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2141.html
Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2142.html
Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2615.html
Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2871.html
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3703
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94067
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