Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Jul 6, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2016-6170
CVE-2016-6170
Description
ISC BIND through 9.9.9-P1, 9.10.x through 9.10.4-P1, and 9.11.x through 9.11.0b1 allows primary DNS servers to cause a denial of service (secondary DNS server crash) via a large AXFR response, and possibly allows IXFR servers to cause a denial of service (IXFR client crash) via a large IXFR response and allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (primary DNS server crash) via a large UPDATE message.
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
11- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/sischkg/xfer-limit/blob/master/README.mdnvdExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/06/3nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/91611nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1036241nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- kb.isc.org/article/AA-01390nvdVendor Advisory
- kb.isc.org/article/AA-01390/169/CVE-2016-6170nvdVendor Advisory
- lists.dns-oarc.net/pipermail/dns-operations/2016-July/015058.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.dns-oarc.net/pipermail/dns-operations/2016-July/015073.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.dns-oarc.net/pipermail/dns-operations/2016-July/015075.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-07nvdThird Party Advisory
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