VDB
CVE-2016-6170
CVE-2016-6170
PUBLISHED
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.
EPSS 13.02% · 94.2th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
13.02%
94.2th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS | bind9 | 0, *, 1:9.9.5.dfsg-12 |
| Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS | bind9 | *, *, 0 |
Exploit Intelligence
Timeline
- Jul 6, 2016 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Dec 17, 2024 EPSS Score
- Mar 28, 2025 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2025 EPSS Score
- Mar 30, 2025 EPSS Score
- Apr 1, 2025 EPSS Score
- Apr 2, 2025 EPSS Score
- Apr 13, 2025 EPSS Score
- May 1, 2025 EPSS Score
- May 4, 2025 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-6170 third-party-advisory
- https://lists.dns-oarc.net/pipermail/dns-operations/2016-July/015075.html third-party-advisory
- https://lists.dns-oarc.net/pipermail/dns-operations/2016-July/015073.html third-party-advisory
- https://lists.dns-oarc.net/pipermail/dns-operations/2016-July/015058.html third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/sischkg/xfer-limit/blob/master/README.md third-party-advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/06/3 third-party-advisory
- https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01390/0/Operational-Notification%3A-A-party-that-is-allowed-control-over-zone-data-can-overwhelm-a-server-by-transferring-huge-quantities-of-data.html third-party-advisory
- https://gitlab.isc.org/isc-projects/bind9/-/commit/5f8412a4cb5ee14a0e8cddd4107854b40ee3291e third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5747-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6170 third-party-advisory