VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2016-2775

ISC BIND 9.x before 9.9.9-P2, 9.10.x before 9.10.4-P2, and 9.11.x before 9.11.0b2, when lwresd or the named lwres option is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a long request that uses the lightweight…

MEDIUM 5.9EPSS 63.3%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 63.3%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

CVSS 3.1: 5.9 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS: 63.35% probability · 99th percentile
Public exploits: None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-20
Affected: hp/hp-ux · isc/bind · fedoraproject/fedora · redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/enterprise linux eus · redhat/enterprise linux server · redhat/enterprise linux server aus · redhat/enterprise linux server tus · redhat/enterprise linux workstation
Source: cve@mitre.org

EPSS trend

EPSS 63.3% since 4 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92037Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036360Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2017:0651Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2017:1767Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2533Third Party Advisory
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05321107Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01393/74/CVE-2016-2775Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01435Broken Link
https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01436Broken Link
https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01438Broken Link
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7T2WJP5ELO4ZRSBXSETIZ3GAO6KOEFTA/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MZUCSMEOZIZ2R2SKA4FPLTOVZHJBAOWC/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NJ5STNEUHBNEPUHJT7CYEVSMATFYMIX7/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TT754KDUJTKOASJODJX7FKHCOQ6EC7UX/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-07Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20160722-0002/Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92037Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036360Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2017:0651Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2017:1767Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2533Third Party Advisory
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05321107Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01393/74/CVE-2016-2775Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01435Broken Link
https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01436Broken Link
https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01438Broken Link
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7T2WJP5ELO4ZRSBXSETIZ3GAO6KOEFTA/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MZUCSMEOZIZ2R2SKA4FPLTOVZHJBAOWC/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NJ5STNEUHBNEPUHJT7CYEVSMATFYMIX7/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TT754KDUJTKOASJODJX7FKHCOQ6EC7UX/

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.