CVE-2016-6170

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-6170
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-07-06 14:59:05 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionISC 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 6.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary6.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary4AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

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

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Isc Bind 9.10.4 - All All
Application Isc Bind 9.10.4 p1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.11.0 a1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.11.0 a2 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.11.0 a3 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.11.0 b1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.9.9 - All All
Application Isc Bind 9.9.9 beta1 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.9.9 beta2 All All
Application Isc Bind 9.9.9 p1 All All
Application Isc Bind All All All All
Application Isc Bind All All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 5.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 7.0 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
1353563 – (CVE-2016-6170) CVE-2016-6170 bind: Improper restriction of zone size limit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
[dns-operations] DNS activities in Japan af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.dns-oarc.net Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
ISC BIND CVE-2016-6170 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
[dns-operations] DNS activities in Japan af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.dns-oarc.net Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Malicious primary DNS servers can crash secondaries af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
BIND: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201610-07) — Gentoo Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
xfer-limit/README.md at master · sischkg/xfer-limit · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
BIND AXFR/IXFR Response Processing Flaw Lets Remote DNS Servers to Cause the Target DNS Service to Crash - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
[dns-operations] DNS activities in Japan af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.dns-oarc.net Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Operational Notification: A party that is allowed control over zone data can overwhelm a server by transferring huge quantities of data. - Operational Notifications af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 kb.isc.org Vendor Advisory
Operational Notification: A party that is allowed control over zone data can overwhelm a server by transferring huge quantities of data. | Internet Systems Consortium Knowledge Base af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 kb.isc.org Vendor Advisory
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