# CVE-2016-8864: named in ISC BIND 9.x before 9.9.9-P4, 9.10.x before 9.10.4-P4, and 9.11.x before 9.11.0-P1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of ser

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2016-11-02 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

named in ISC BIND 9.x before 9.9.9-P4, 9.10.x before 9.10.4-P4, and 9.11.x before 9.11.0-P1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) via a DNAME record in the answer section of a response to a recursive query, related to db.c and resolver.c.

## What to do

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## References

- https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01438
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2871.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037156
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180926-0005/
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3703
- https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:34.bind.asc
- https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01435
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1583
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2141.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-26
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2142.html
- https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01437
- https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01436
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94067
- https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01434
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2615.html
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05381687

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