CVE-2016-2775

Description

ISC BIND 9.x before 9.9.9-P2, 9.10.x before 9.10.4-P2, and 9.11.x before 9.11.0b2, when lwresd or the named lwres option is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a long request that uses the lightweight resolver protocol.

Category

5.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 29.74% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory hpe.com Vendor Advisory isc.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NJ5STNEUHBNEPUHJT7CYEVSMATFYMIX7/ vendor advisory
https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01438 broken link
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2017:1767 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TT754KDUJTKOASJODJX7FKHCOQ6EC7UX/ vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92037 vdb entry third party advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-07 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01435 broken link
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2017:0651 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MZUCSMEOZIZ2R2SKA4FPLTOVZHJBAOWC/ vendor advisory
https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01393/74/CVE-2016-2775 patch vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036360 vdb entry third party advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7T2WJP5ELO4ZRSBXSETIZ3GAO6KOEFTA/ vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2533 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01436 broken link
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05321107 patch vendor advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20160722-0002/ third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-2775?
CVE-2016-2775 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-2775?
To fix CVE-2016-2775, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-2775 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-2775 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~30% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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