# CVE-2016-2776: buffer.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 responses,

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB, 1 Metasploit module, 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Published: 2016-09-28 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

buffer.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 responses, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) via a crafted query.

## What to do

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93188
- https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01438
- https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01419/0
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2016-3090545.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1944.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40453/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-07
- https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01435
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2099.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20160930-0001/
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2016-3090566.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036903
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinoct2016-3090547.html
- https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:28.bind.asc
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1945.html
- https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01436
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05321107
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40453
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/auxiliary/dos/dns/bind_tsig.rb
- https://github.com/infobyte/CVE-2016-2776

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