Public exploit available
Public proof-of-concept or exploit code exists (ExploitDB / Metasploit / Nuclei).
Severity
7.5HIGH
EPSS
87.0%
top 0.57%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
PoC available
Public exploit / PoC exists
Timeline
PublishedSep 28
Latest updateMay 13

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 vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages6 packages

Debianbind9< 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-11+3
NVDisc/bind9.9.9+6
NVDhp/hp-ux11.31
NVDoracle/linux5.0, 6, 7+2
NVDoracle/solaris10.0, 11.3+1

🔴Vulnerability Details

4
GHSA
GHSA-jxr9-jr43-c424: buffer2022-05-13
OSV
CVE-2016-2776: buffer2016-09-28
CVEList
CVE-2016-2776: buffer2016-09-28
VulnCheck
Oracle linux Improper Input Validation2016

💥Exploits & PoCs

1
Exploit-DB
ISC BIND 9 - Denial of Service2016-10-04

📋Vendor Advisories

4
BSD
FreeBSD-SA-16:28.bind: BIND remote Denial of Service vulnerability2016-10-10
Ubuntu
Bind vulnerability2016-09-27
Red Hat
bind: assertion failure in buffer.c while building responses to a specifically constructed request2016-09-27
Debian
CVE-2016-2776: bind9 - buffer.c in named in ISC BIND 9 before 9.9.9-P3, 9.10.x before 9.10.4-P3, and 9....2016

💬Community

3
Bugzilla
CVE-2016-2776 bind: remote denial-of-service attack [fedora-all]2016-09-27
Bugzilla
CVE-2016-2776 bind99: bind: remote denial-of-service attack [fedora-all]2016-09-27
Bugzilla
CVE-2016-2776 bind: assertion failure in buffer.c while building responses to a specifically constructed request2016-09-22