Vulnerability in Nlnetlabs Nsd
CVE-2016-6173
NSD 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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.029 (86.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 86.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.029 · newest: 0.029 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- open.nlnetlabs.nl/pipermail/nsd-users/2016-August/002342.html (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list, Release Notes)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/06/3 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/91678 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.nlnetlabs.nl/bugs-script/show_bug.cgi (Issue Tracking)
- lists.dns-oarc.net/pipermail/dns-operations/2016-July/015058.html (mailing-list, Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/06/4 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.nlnetlabs.nl/svn/nsd/tags/NSD_4_1_11_REL/doc/RELNOTES (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/sischkg/xfer-limit/blob/master/README.md (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-6173?
- CVE-2016-6173 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nlnetlabs Nsd, classified under CWE-399. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-02-09.
- How severe is CVE-2016-6173?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.