Input validation error in ISC BIND - CVE-2016-9147
Published: January 12, 2017 / Updated: January 12, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU4349
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-9147
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: ISC
Affected software:
ISC BIND
ISC BIND
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause denial of service conditions.
The vulnerability exists due to assertion failure when processing input data. A remote attacker can send a response containing an inconsistency among the DNSSEC-related RRsets, trigger assertion failure and cause denial of service.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability will result in DoS attack against vulnerable application.
How to mitigate CVE-2016-9147
The vendor has issued the following versions to address this vulnerability: 9.9.9-P5, 9.10.4-P5, 9.11.0-P2 or 9.9.9-S7.