CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-2848

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

ISC BIND versions 9.1.0 through 9.8.4-P2 and 9.9.0 through 9.9.2-P2 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) via malformed options data in an OPT resource record.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to disrupt the operation of the DNS server, potentially leading to service outages.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade to the latest version of ISC BIND to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor logs for potential attack attempts.

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Original NVD description (English source)

ISC BIND 9.1.0 through 9.8.4-P2 and 9.9.0 through 9.9.2-P2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) via malformed options data in an OPT resource record.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS