# CVE-2016-2848: ISC BIND 9.1.0 through 9.8.4-P2 and 9.9.0 through 9.9.2-P2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemo

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2016-10-21 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

ISC BIND 9.1.0 through 9.8.4-P2 and 9.9.0 through 9.9.2-P2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) via malformed options data in an OPT resource record.

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## References

- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2093.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037073
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180926-0005/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180926-0002/
- https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01433/74/CVE-2016-2848
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2094.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2099.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93809
- https://source.isc.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=bind9.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4adf97c32fcca7d00e5756607fd045f2aab9c3d4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93814
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1385450

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