What is CVE-2016-1284?

CVE-2016-1284 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Isc Bind, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2016-02-04.

How severe is CVE-2016-1284?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Isc Bind

CVE-2016-1284

rdataset.c in ISC BIND 9 Supported Preview Edition 9.9.8-S before 9.9.8-S5, when nxdomain-redirect is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (REQUIRE assertion failure and daemon exit) via crafted flag values in a query.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.033 (87.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Isc Bind — versions 9.9.8
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Release Notes)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-1284?: CVE-2016-1284 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Isc Bind, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2016-02-04.
How severe is CVE-2016-1284?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.