Improper Input Validation Affecting bind package, versions [9.0,9.9.9)[9.10.0,9.10.4)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
89.97% (100th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-BIND-2381978
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed19 Jul 2016
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 19 Jul 2016

CVE-2016-2775  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade bind to version 9.9.9, 9.10.4 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Input Validation. ISC BIND 9.x before 9.9.9-P2, 9.10.x before 9.10.4-P2, and 9.11.x before 9.11.0b2, when lwresd or the named lwres option is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a long request that uses the lightweight resolver protocol.

CVSS Scores

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