CVE-2016-2848

critical-risk
Published 2016-10-21

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.

Do I need to act?

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51.3% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 49% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.5/10 High
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Vendors

Isc
77
/ 100
critical-risk
Severity 26/34 · High
Exploitability 18/34 · Moderate
Exposure 33/34 · Critical