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 exit) via a DNAME record in the answer section of a response to a recursive…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 38.7%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
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 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 38.73% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-617
- Affected
- isc/bind · netapp/data ontap edge · netapp/solidfire · netapp/steelstore cloud integrated storage · 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 · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 38.7% since 27 October 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://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2141.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2142.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2615.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2871.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3703Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94067Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037156Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1583Third Party Advisory
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05381687Third Party Advisory
- https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01434Vendor Advisory
- https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01435Broken Link
- https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01436Broken Link
- https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01437Broken Link
- https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01438Broken Link
- https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:34.bind.ascThird Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-26Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180926-0005/Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2141.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2142.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2615.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2871.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3703Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94067Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037156Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1583Third Party Advisory
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05381687Third Party Advisory
- https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01434Vendor Advisory
- https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01435Broken Link
- https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01436Broken Link
- https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01437Broken Link
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.