Vulnerability in Isc Bind
CVE-2016-1285
named in ISC BIND 9.x before 9.9.8-P4 and 9.10.x before 9.10.3-P4 does not properly handle DNAME records when parsing fetch reply messages, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) via a malformed packet to the rndc (aka control channel) interface, related to alist.c and sexpr.c.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.591 (99.1th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.591 · newest: 0.591 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Isc Bind — versions 9.9.8, 9.10.3
- Juniper Junos — versions 12.1x46, 12.1x46-d10, 12.1x46-d76
- Juniper Srx100
- Juniper Srx110
- Juniper Srx1400
- Juniper Srx1500
- Juniper Srx1600
- Juniper Srx210
- Juniper Srx220
- Juniper Srx2300
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html (Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/178880.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List)
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3511 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00053.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List)
- security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:13.bind.asc (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- kb.isc.org/article/AA-01438 (Broken Link)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2925-1 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- kb.isc.org/article/AA-01352 (Vendor Advisory)
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html (Third Party Advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0562.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-1285?
- CVE-2016-1285 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Isc Bind. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2016-03-09.
- How severe is CVE-2016-1285?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-1285 known to be exploited?
- 13 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.