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
1.79% (88th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-BIND-2382065
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed6 Jul 2016
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 6 Jul 2016

CVE-2016-6170  (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 through 9.9.9-P1, 9.10.x through 9.10.4-P1, and 9.11.x through 9.11.0b1 allows primary DNS servers to cause a denial of service (secondary DNS server crash) via a large AXFR response, and possibly allows IXFR servers to cause a denial of service (IXFR client crash) via a large IXFR response and allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (primary DNS server crash) via a large UPDATE message.

CVSS Scores

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