CVE-2016-9131
named in ISC BIND 9.x before 9.9.9-P5, 9.10.x before 9.10.4-P5, and 9.11.x before 9.11.0-P2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) via a malformed response to an RTYPE ANY query.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 40.6%, 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-P5, 9.10.x before 9.10.4-P5, and 9.11.x before 9.11.0-P2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) via a malformed response to an RTYPE ANY query.
- 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
- 40.56% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- isc/bind · debian/debian linux · 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 server workstation · netapp/data ontap edge · netapp/hci management node · netapp/solidfire · netapp/steelstore cloud integrated storage
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 40.6% 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-2017-0062.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3758Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95386Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037582Third 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-c05381687Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01439/74/CVE-2016-9131Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-01Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180926-0005/Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0062.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3758Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95386Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037582Third 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-c05381687Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01439/74/CVE-2016-9131Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-01Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180926-0005/Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.