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CVE-2016-9131

named in ISC BIND 9.x before 9.9.9-P5, 9.10.x before 9.10.4-P5, and 9.11.x before 9.11.0-P2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) via a malformed response to an RTYPE ANY query.

Severity
High 7.5
Published
12 Jan 2017
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Exploit chance
41% in the next 30 daysHigher than 98% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 11 Nov 2026
Weakness
Improper input validation (CWE-20)
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-p1
  • Version 9.11.0-rc1
  • Version 9.11.0-b3
  • Version 9.11.0-b2
All 22 release lines
  • From 9.0 up to 9.9.8
  • Version 9.9.9-b1
  • Version 9.9.9-b2
  • Version 9.9.9
  • Version 9.9.9-p1
  • Version 9.9.9-p3
  • Version 9.9.9-p4
  • From 9.10.0 up to 9.10.3
  • Version 9.10.4-b2
  • Version 9.10.4-b3
  • Version 9.10.4-rc1
  • Version 9.10.4-p2
  • Version 9.10.4-p3
  • Version 9.10.4-p4
  • Version 9.11.0-a1
  • Version 9.11.0-a2
  • Version 9.11.0-a3
  • Version 9.11.0-b1
  • Version 9.11.0-b2
  • Version 9.11.0-b3
  • Version 9.11.0-rc1
  • Version 9.11.0-p1

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9131
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9131