CVE-2016-2848

Description

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.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 56.24% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory isc.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2093.html vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037073 vdb entry
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180926-0005/
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180926-0002/
https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01433/74/CVE-2016-2848 mitigation vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2094.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2099.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93809 vdb entry
https://source.isc.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=bind9.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4adf97c32fcca7d00e5756607fd045f2aab9c3d4
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93814 vdb entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1385450 issue tracking

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-2848?
CVE-2016-2848 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-2848?
To fix CVE-2016-2848, 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-2016-2848 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-2848 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~56% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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