CVE-2016-6170 (GCVE-0-2016-6170)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2016-07-06 14:00
Modified
2024-08-06 01:22
Severity ?
CWE
  • n/a
Summary
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.
References
secalert@redhat.com http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/06/3 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91611 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secalert@redhat.com http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036241 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secalert@redhat.com https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1353563 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.com https://github.com/sischkg/xfer-limit/blob/master/README.md Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.com https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01390 Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.com https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01390/169/CVE-2016-6170 Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.com https://lists.dns-oarc.net/pipermail/dns-operations/2016-July/015058.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.com https://lists.dns-oarc.net/pipermail/dns-operations/2016-July/015073.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.com https://lists.dns-oarc.net/pipermail/dns-operations/2016-July/015075.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.com https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-07 Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/06/3 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91611 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036241 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1353563 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://github.com/sischkg/xfer-limit/blob/master/README.md Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01390 Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01390/169/CVE-2016-6170 Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://lists.dns-oarc.net/pipermail/dns-operations/2016-July/015058.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://lists.dns-oarc.net/pipermail/dns-operations/2016-July/015073.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://lists.dns-oarc.net/pipermail/dns-operations/2016-July/015075.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-07 Third Party Advisory
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