CVE-2016-2088

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-2088
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-03-09 23:59:04 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
Descriptionresolver.c in named in ISC BIND 9.10.x before 9.10.3-P4, when DNS cookies are enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (INSIST assertion failure and daemon exit) via a malformed packet with more than one cookie option.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 6.8 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary6.8MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary4.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Isc Bind 9.10.0 All All All
Application Isc Bind 9.10.0 a1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.10.0 a2 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.10.0 b1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.10.0 b2 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.10.0 p1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.10.0 p2 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.10.0 rc1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.10.0 rc2 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.10.1 All All All
Application Isc Bind 9.10.1 b1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.10.1 b2 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.10.1 p1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.10.1 p2 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.10.1 rc1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.10.1 rc2 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.10.2 b1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.10.2 p1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.10.2 p2 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.10.2 p3 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.10.2 p4 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.10.2 rc1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.10.2 rc2 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.10.3 All All All
Application Isc Bind 9.10.3 b1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.10.3 p1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.10.3 p2 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.10.3 p3 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.10.3 rc1 All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[SECURITY] Fedora 24 Update: bind-9.10.3-12.P4.fc24 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
ISC BIND CVE-2016-2088 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
CVE-2016-2088: A response containing multiple DNS cookies causes servers with cookie support enabled to exit with an assertion failure. | Internet Systems Consortium Knowledge Base af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 kb.isc.org Vendor Advisory
BIND 9.10.4 Release Notes | Internet Systems Consortium Knowledge Base af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 kb.isc.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 23 Update: bind-9.10.3-12.P4.fc23 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
BIND: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201610-07) — Gentoo Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
BIND DNS Cookie Processing Flaw Lets Remote Users Cause the Target Service to Crash - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 22 Update: bind-9.10.3-9.P4.fc22 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
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