Reachable Assertion Affecting bind-libs package, versions <32:9.8.2-0.47.rc1.el6_8.2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
14.41% (96th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS6-BINDLIBS-2136465
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed20 Oct 2016

Introduced: 20 Oct 2016

CVE-2016-2848  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-617  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:6 bind-libs to version 32:9.8.2-0.47.rc1.el6_8.2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream bind-libs package and not the bind-libs package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

ISC BIND 9.1.0 through 9.8.4-P2 and 9.9.0 through 9.9.2-P2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) via malformed options data in an OPT resource record.