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CVE-2016-1285: named in ISC BIND 9.x before 9.9.8-P4 and 9.10.x before 9.10.3-P4 does not properly handle DNAME records when parsing fetch reply messages…

MediumCVSS 6.8 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Plan (action score 44/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 57.8% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 99% of all records.
  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. No user action is required. Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.
  • Fixed version: bind9 (Debian:12) 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-6; bind9 (Debian:7) 1:9.8.4.dfsg.P1-6+nmu2+deb7u10; bind9 (Debian:8) 1:9.9.5.dfsg-9+deb8u6.

Add it to your regular patch cycle. Upgrade to bind9 (Debian:12) 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-6; bind9 (Debian:7) 1:9.8.4.dfsg.P1-6+nmu2+deb7u10; bind9 (Debian:8) 1:9.9.5.dfsg-9+deb8u6 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

named in ISC BIND 9.x before 9.9.8-P4 and 9.10.x before 9.10.3-P4 does not properly handle DNAME records when parsing fetch reply messages, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) via a malformed packet to the rndc (aka control channel) interface, related to alist.c and sexpr.c.

Published
Mar 9, 2016
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
57.8% · 99th percentile
CWE
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Action score

44

Plan

Add it to your regular patch cycle.

CVSS
27 / 40 · 6.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
17 / 30 · 57.8%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial

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Affected systems

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VendorProduct
iscbind
suselinux enterprise debuginfo
susemanager
susemanager proxy
suseopenstack cloud
opensuseleap
opensuseopensuse
suselinux enterprise desktop
suselinux enterprise server
suselinux enterprise software development kit
fedoraprojectfedora
canonicalubuntu linux

and 35 more

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • canonical ubuntu linux12.04
  • canonical ubuntu linux14.04
  • canonical ubuntu linux15.10
  • debian debian linux7.0
  • debian debian linux8.0
  • debian debian linux9.0
  • fedoraproject fedora22
  • fedoraproject fedora23
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  • fedoraproject fedora24
  • isc bind9.0.0 and later · before 9.9.8
  • isc bind9.10.0 and later · before 9.10.3
  • isc bind9.10.3
  • isc bind9.9.8
  • juniper junos12.1x46
  • juniper junos12.1x46-d10
  • juniper junos12.1x46-d76
  • juniper junos12.3x48
  • juniper junos15.1x49
  • juniper junos17.3
  • juniper junos17.4

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12bind9before 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-61:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-6
Debian:7bind9before 1:9.8.4.dfsg.P1-6+nmu2+deb7u101:9.8.4.dfsg.P1-6+nmu2+deb7u10
Debian:8bind9before 1:9.9.5.dfsg-9+deb8u61:9.9.5.dfsg-9+deb8u6
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::clientbindbefore 30:9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.830:9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.8
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::clientbind-debuginfobefore 30:9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.830:9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.8
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::clientbind-libsbefore 30:9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.830:9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.8
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::clientbind-sdbbefore 30:9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.830:9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.8
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::clientbind-utilsbefore 30:9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.830:9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.8
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstationbind-chrootbefore 30:9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.830:9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.8
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstationbind-develbefore 30:9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.830:9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.8
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstationbind-libbind-develbefore 30:9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.830:9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.8
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstationcaching-nameserverbefore 30:9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.830:9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.8
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::serverbind97before 32:9.7.0-21.P2.el5_11.632:9.7.0-21.P2.el5_11.6
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::serverbind97-chrootbefore 32:9.7.0-21.P2.el5_11.632:9.7.0-21.P2.el5_11.6
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::serverbind97-debuginfobefore 32:9.7.0-21.P2.el5_11.632:9.7.0-21.P2.el5_11.6
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::serverbind97-develbefore 32:9.7.0-21.P2.el5_11.632:9.7.0-21.P2.el5_11.6
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::serverbind97-libsbefore 32:9.7.0-21.P2.el5_11.632:9.7.0-21.P2.el5_11.6
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::serverbind97-utilsbefore 32:9.7.0-21.P2.el5_11.632:9.7.0-21.P2.el5_11.6
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientbindbefore 32:9.8.2-0.37.rc1.el6_7.732:9.8.2-0.37.rc1.el6_7.7
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientbind-chrootbefore 32:9.8.2-0.37.rc1.el6_7.732:9.8.2-0.37.rc1.el6_7.7
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientbind-debuginfobefore 32:9.8.2-0.37.rc1.el6_7.732:9.8.2-0.37.rc1.el6_7.7
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientbind-develbefore 32:9.8.2-0.37.rc1.el6_7.732:9.8.2-0.37.rc1.el6_7.7
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientbind-libsbefore 32:9.8.2-0.37.rc1.el6_7.732:9.8.2-0.37.rc1.el6_7.7
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientbind-sdbbefore 32:9.8.2-0.37.rc1.el6_7.732:9.8.2-0.37.rc1.el6_7.7

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Same product

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Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2015-5477named in ISC BIND 9.x before 9.9.7-P2 and 9.10.x before 9.10.2-P3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (REQUIRE assertion…KEV
    90Now
  • CVE-2020-8617A logic error in code which checks TSIG validity can be used to trigger an assertion failure in tsig.c
    60This week
  • CVE-2016-2776buffer.c in named in ISC BIND 9 before 9.9.9-P3, 9.10.x before 9.10.4-P3, and 9.11.x before 9.11.0rc3 does not properly construct…
    60This week

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2015-8705Jan 20, 2016 · buffer.c in named in ISC BIND 9.10.x before 9.10.3-P3, when debug logging is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service…
    30Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2016-1284Feb 4, 2016 · rdataset.c in ISC BIND 9 Supported Preview Edition 9.9.8-S before 9.9.8-S5, when nxdomain-redirect is enabled, allows remote attackers to…
    24Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2016-1286Mar 9, 2016 · named in ISC BIND 9.x before 9.9.8-P4 and 9.10.x before 9.10.3-P4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure…
    52Plan

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
debian:bind91:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-6 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
red hat:bind30:9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:bind-chroot30:9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstationPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:bind-debuginfo30:9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:bind-libs30:9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:bind-sdb30:9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:bind-utils30:9.3.6-25.P1.el5_11.8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:bind9732:9.7.0-21.P2.el5_11.6 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::serverPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:bind97-chroot32:9.7.0-21.P2.el5_11.6 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::serverPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:bind97-debuginfo32:9.7.0-21.P2.el5_11.6 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::serverPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:bind97-devel32:9.7.0-21.P2.el5_11.6 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::serverPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:bind97-libs32:9.7.0-21.P2.el5_11.6 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::serverPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:bind97-utils32:9.7.0-21.P2.el5_11.6 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::serverPackage registry (OSV)
suse:bind9.9.6P1-38.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

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Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Not on record for this CVE: patch commit or PR link · researcher credit · variant or chain candidate · public bounty program.

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.

If successful

Confidentiality
none
Integrity
none
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted

Impact can extend beyond the vulnerable component (scope changes).

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality impact
None
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

—

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

nvd-primary

Attack context

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References

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