High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Feb 9, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-6173
CVE-2016-6173
Description
NSD before 4.1.11 allows remote DNS master servers to cause a denial of service (/tmp disk consumption and slave server crash) via a zone transfer with unlimited data.
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References
8- www.nlnetlabs.nl/svn/nsd/tags/NSD_4_1_11_REL/doc/RELNOTESnvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/06/3nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/06/4nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/91678nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- github.com/sischkg/xfer-limit/blob/master/README.mdnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.dns-oarc.net/pipermail/dns-operations/2016-July/015058.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- open.nlnetlabs.nl/pipermail/nsd-users/2016-August/002342.htmlnvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- www.nlnetlabs.nl/bugs-script/show_bug.cginvdIssue Tracking
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