CVE-2016-2776

HIGH 7.5CVE-2016-2776 · Published 28/09/2016 · updated 17/06/2026

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
bind isc	`= 9.10.0= 9.10.1= 9.10.2= 9.10.3= 9.10.4= 9.11.0≤ 9.9.9`	No fix yet

Description

buffer.c in named in ISC BIND 9 before 9.9.9-P3, 9.10.x before 9.10.4-P3, and 9.11.x before 9.11.0rc3 does not properly construct responses, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) via a crafted query.

References

rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1944.html
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1945.html
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2099.html
oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2016-3090566.html · Third Party Advisory
oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2016-3090545.html · Third Party Advisory
oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinoct2016-3090547.html · Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com/bid/93188
securitytracker.com/id/1036903
h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay · Third Party Advisory
kb.isc.org/article/AA-01419/0 · Vendor Advisory
kb.isc.org/article/AA-01435
kb.isc.org/article/AA-01436
kb.isc.org/article/AA-01438
security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:28.bind.asc
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-07
security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20160930-0001
exploit-db.com/exploits/40453

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