#VU4350 Input validation error in ISC BIND - CVE-2016-9444
Published: January 12, 2017 / Updated: January 12, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU4350
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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-2016-9444
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
ISC BIND
ISC BIND
Software vendor:
ISC
ISC
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 specially crafted DS resource record in an answer, trigger assertion failure and cause denial of service.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability will result in DoS attack against vulnerable application.
Remediation
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.