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CVE-2016-8864

named in ISC BIND 9.x before 9.9.9-P4, 9.10.x before 9.10.4-P4, and 9.11.x before 9.11.0-P1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) via a DNAME record in the answer section of a response to a recursive query, related to db.c and resolver.c.

Severity
High 7.5
Published
2 Nov 2016
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Fixed in
9.9.9, 9.10.4
Exploit chance
39% in the next 30 daysHigher than 98% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 11 Nov 2026
Weakness
CWE-617
Attack
Over the network · No login needed · No user action needed
Attacker can
Take it down
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
BIND 9Servers and applications · cpe:a:isc:bind
  • Version 9.11.0
  • Version 9.11.0-beta3
  • Version 9.11.0-beta2
  • Version 9.11.0-beta1
All 22 release lines
  • From 9.0.0 before 9.9.9
  • Version 9.9.9-beta1
  • Version 9.9.9-beta2
  • Version 9.9.9
  • Version 9.9.9-p1
  • Version 9.9.9-p2
  • Version 9.9.9-p3
  • From 9.10.0 before 9.10.4
  • Version 9.10.4-beta1
  • Version 9.10.4-beta2
  • Version 9.10.4-beta3
  • Version 9.10.4
  • Version 9.10.4-p1
  • Version 9.10.4-p2
  • Version 9.10.4-p3
  • Version 9.11.0-alpha1
  • Version 9.11.0-alpha2
  • Version 9.11.0-alpha3
  • Version 9.11.0-beta1
  • Version 9.11.0-beta2
  • Version 9.11.0-beta3
  • Version 9.11.0

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8864
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-8864