Reachable Assertion Affecting bind-utils package, versions <32:9.8.2-0.37.rc1.48.amzn1
Threat Intelligence
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- published27 Sept 2021
- disclosed28 Sept 2016
Introduced: 28 Sep 2016
CVE-2016-2776 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 bind-utils to version 32:9.8.2-0.37.rc1.48.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2016-751.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream bind-utils package and not the bind-utils package as distributed by Amazon-Linux.
See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 relevant fixed versions and status.
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.
References
- http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-2776
- 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.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2016-3090545.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinoct2016-3090547.html
- 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-c05321107
- https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01419/0
- 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/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40453