CVE-2016-2776
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…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 89.5%, higher than 100% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 89.48% probability · 100th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 4 October 2016
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- oracle/linux · oracle/vm server · isc/bind · hp/hp-ux · oracle/solaris
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 89.5% 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.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1944.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1945.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2099.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2016-3090566.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2016-3090545.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinoct2016-3090547.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93188
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036903
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05321107Third Party Advisory
- https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01419/0Vendor Advisory
- https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01435
- https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01436
- https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01438
- https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:28.bind.asc
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-07
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20160930-0001/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40453/
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1944.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1945.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2099.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2016-3090566.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2016-3090545.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinoct2016-3090547.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93188
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036903
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05321107Third Party Advisory
- https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01419/0Vendor Advisory
- https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01435
- https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01436
- https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01438
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.