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CVE-2016-2088

resolver.c in named in ISC BIND 9.10.x before 9.10.3-P4, when DNS cookies are enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (INSIST assertion failure and daemon exit) via a malformed packet with more than one cookie option.

Severity
Medium 6.8
Published
9 Mar 2016
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Exploit chance
23% in the next 30 daysHigher than 97% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 11 Nov 2026
Weakness
Improper input validation (CWE-20)
Attack
Over the network · Only under certain conditions · No login needed · No user action needed
Attacker can
Take it down
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
BIND 9Servers and applications · cpe:a:isc:bind
  • Version 9.10.3-p3
  • Version 9.10.3-p2
  • Version 9.10.3-p1
  • Version 9.10.3
All 29 release lines
  • Version 9.10.0-a1
  • Version 9.10.0-a2
  • Version 9.10.0-b1
  • Version 9.10.0-b2
  • Version 9.10.0-rc1
  • Version 9.10.0-rc2
  • Version 9.10.0
  • Version 9.10.0-p1
  • Version 9.10.0-p2
  • Version 9.10.1-b1
  • Version 9.10.1-b2
  • Version 9.10.1-rc1
  • Version 9.10.1-rc2
  • Version 9.10.1
  • Version 9.10.1-p1
  • Version 9.10.1-p2
  • Version 9.10.2-b1
  • Version 9.10.2-rc1
  • Version 9.10.2-rc2
  • Version 9.10.2-p1
  • Version 9.10.2-p2
  • Version 9.10.2-p3
  • Version 9.10.2-p4
  • Version 9.10.3-b1
  • Version 9.10.3-rc1
  • Version 9.10.3
  • Version 9.10.3-p1
  • Version 9.10.3-p2
  • Version 9.10.3-p3

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2088
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2088