CVE-2016-6173

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-6173
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-02-09 15:59:01 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionNSD before 4.1.11 allows remote DNS master servers to cause a denial of service (/tmp disk consumption and slave server crash) via a zone transfer with unlimited data.

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

Problem Types: CWE-399 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary7.5HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary7.8AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

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

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Nlnetlabs Nsd All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[dns-operations] DNS activities in Japan af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.dns-oarc.net Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: Malicious primary DNS servers can crash secondaries af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Multiple DNS Servers Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
oss-security - Malicious primary DNS servers can crash secondaries af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
xfer-limit/README.md at master · sischkg/xfer-limit · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Third Party Advisory
www.nlnetlabs.nl/svn/nsd/tags/NSD_4_1_11_REL/doc/RELNOTES af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.nlnetlabs.nl Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
[nsd-users] NSD 4.1.11 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 open.nlnetlabs.nl Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Bug 790 – A master can kill a NSD slave with infinite zones af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.nlnetlabs.nl Issue Tracking
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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