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CVE-2016-1286

Published: Mar 9, 2016Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUNVD-CWE-noinfo
8.6HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
62.1%
Top 0.9%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

named in ISC BIND 9.x before 9.9.8-P4 and 9.10.x before 9.10.3-P4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) via a crafted signature record for a DNAME record, related to db.c and resolver.c.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:CC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Products

suse
commercial·DE
linux enterprise debuginfoOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
managerOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
manager proxyOn-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure / load-balancer-proxy
openstack cloudOn-prem
Cloud & SaaS / cloud-platform
linux enterprise desktopOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
linux enterprise serverOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
linux enterprise software development kitOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
opensuse
oss-project·DE
leapOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
opensuseOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Internet Systems Consortium
oss-project·USaka isc
BINDOn-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure / dns-dhcp-ntp
isc
commercial·USaka internet systems consortium
bind
Networking Infrastructure
fedoraproject
oss-project·USaka fedora project
fedoraOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
canonical
commercial·GBaka canonical ltd.
ubuntu linuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
and 3 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01353
kb.isc.org
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
oracle.com
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/178880.html
lists.fedoraproject.org
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