CVE-2016-2848
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2016-2848 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2016-10-21 10:59:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC |
| Description | 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. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.0 7.5 HIGH from [email protected]
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS: 0.512760000 probability, percentile 0.978970000 (date 2026-05-07)
Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 7.5 | HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| 2.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
CVSS v3.0 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.1.0 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.1.1 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.1.1 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.1.1 | rc3 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.1.1 | rc4 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.1.1 | rc5 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.1.1 | rc6 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.1.1 | rc7 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.1.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.1.2 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.1.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.1.3 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.1.3 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.1.3 | rc3 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.2.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.2.0 | a1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.2.0 | a2 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.2.0 | a3 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.2.0 | b1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.2.0 | b2 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.2.0 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.2.0 | rc10 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.2.0 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.2.0 | rc3 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.2.0 | rc4 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.2.0 | rc5 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.2.0 | rc6 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.2.0 | rc7 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.2.0 | rc8 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.2.0 | rc9 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.2.1 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.2.1 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.2.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.2.2 | p2 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.2.2 | p3 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.2.2 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.2.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.2.3 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.2.3 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.2.3 | rc3 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.2.3 | rc4 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.2.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.2.4 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.2.4 | rc3 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.2.4 | rc4 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.2.4 | rc5 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.2.4 | rc6 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.2.4 | rc7 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.2.4 | rc8 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.2.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.2.5 | b2 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.2.5 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.2.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.2.6 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.2.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.2.7 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.2.7 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.2.7 | rc3 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.2.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.2.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.2.9 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.3.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.3.0 | b2 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.3.0 | b3 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.3.0 | b4 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.3.0 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.3.0 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.3.0 | rc3 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.3.0 | rc4 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.3.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.3.1 | b2 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.3.1 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.3.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.3.2 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.3.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.3.3 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.3.3 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.3.3 | rc3 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.3.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.3.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.3.5 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.3.5 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.3.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.3.6 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.4.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.4.0 | a1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.4.0 | a2 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.4.0 | a3 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.4.0 | a4 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.4.0 | a5 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.4.0 | a6 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.4.0 | b1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.4.0 | b2 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.4.0 | b3 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.4.0 | b4 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.4.0 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.4.0 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.4.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.4.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.4.2 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.4.2 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.4.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.4.3 | b1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.4.3 | b2 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.4.3 | b3 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.4.3 | p2 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.4.3 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.5.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.5.0 | a1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.5.0 | a2 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.5.0 | a3 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.5.0 | a4 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.5.0 | a5 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.5.0 | a6 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.5.0 | a7 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.5.0 | b1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.5.0 | b2 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.5.0 | b3 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.5.0 | p1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.5.0 | p2 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.5.0 | p2_w1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.5.0 | p2_w2 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.5.0 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.5.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.5.1 | b1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.5.1 | b2 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.5.1 | b3 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.5.1 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.5.1 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.5.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.5.2 | b1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.5.2 | p1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.5.2 | p2 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.5.2 | p3 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.5.2 | p4 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.5.2 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.5.3 | b1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.5.3 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.6 | r1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.6 | r2 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.6 | r3 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.6 | r4 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.6 | r4_p1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.6 | r5 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.6 | r5_b1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.6 | r5_p1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.6 | r6 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.6 | r6_b1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.6 | r6_rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.6 | r6_rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.6 | r7 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.6 | r7_p1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.6 | r7_p2 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.6 | r9 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.6 | r9_p1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.6.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.6.0 | a1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.6.0 | b1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.6.0 | p1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.6.0 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.6.0 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.6.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.6.1 | b1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.6.1 | p1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.6.1 | p2 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.6.1 | p3 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.6.1 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.6.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.6.2 | b1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.6.2 | p1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.6.2 | p2 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.6.2 | p3 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.6.2 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.6.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.6.3 | b1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.6.3 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.7.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.7.0 | a1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.7.0 | a2 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.7.0 | a3 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.7.0 | b1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.7.0 | b2 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.7.0 | b3 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.7.0 | p1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.7.0 | p2 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.7.0 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.7.0 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.7.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.7.1 | b1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.7.1 | p1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.7.1 | p2 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.7.1 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.7.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.7.2 | p1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.7.2 | p2 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.7.2 | p3 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.7.2 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.7.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.7.3 | b1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.7.3 | p1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.7.3 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.7.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.7.4 | b1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.7.4 | p1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.7.4 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.7.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.7.5 | b1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.7.5 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.7.5 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.7.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.7.6 | p1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.7.6 | p2 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.7.6 | p3 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.7.6 | p4 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.7.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.8.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.8.0 | a1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.8.0 | b1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.8.0 | p1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.8.0 | p2 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.8.0 | p4 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.8.0 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.8.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.8.1 | b1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.8.1 | b2 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.8.1 | b3 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.8.1 | p1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.8.1 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.8.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.8.2 | b1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.8.2 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.8.2 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.8.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.8.3 | p1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.8.3 | p2 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.8.3 | p3 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.8.3 | p4 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.8.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.9.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.9.0 | a1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.9.0 | a2 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.9.0 | a3 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.9.0 | b1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.9.0 | b2 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.9.0 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.9.0 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.9.0 | rc3 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.9.0 | rc4 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.9.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.9.1 | p1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.9.1 | p2 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.9.1 | p3 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.9.1 | p4 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.9.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.9.2 | p1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Bind | 9.9.2 | p2 | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2018 ISC BIND Vulnerabilities in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | security.netapp.com | |
| BIND DNS Packet Options Processing Flaw Lets Remote Users Cause the Target Service to Crash - SecurityTracker | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securitytracker.com | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | rhn.redhat.com | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | rhn.redhat.com | |
| CVE-2016-2848 ISC BIND Vulnerability in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | security.netapp.com | |
| CVE-2016-2848: A packet with malformed options can trigger an assertion failure in ISC BIND versions released prior to May 2013 and in packages derived from releases prior to that date. | Internet Systems Consortium Knowledge Base | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | kb.isc.org | Mitigation, Vendor Advisory |
| source.isc.org Git - bind9.git/commit | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | source.isc.org | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | rhn.redhat.com | |
| RETIRED: ISC BIND CVE-2016-2848 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Bug 1385450 – CVE-2016-2848 bind: assertion failure triggered by a packet with malformed options | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.redhat.com | Issue Tracking |
| ISC BIND CVE-2016-2848 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| source.isc.org Git - bind9.git/commit | MITRE | source.isc.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 15145 ISC BIND Denial of Service (DoS) Vulnerability (CVE-2016-2848)