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ubuntu-cve-2016-6170
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2016-07-06 14:59
Modified
2026-08-26 19:44
Summary
Details

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.

Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
N/A (UNKNOWN)
low
References
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          },
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          {
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        "1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.16",
        "1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.17",
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        "1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.19",
        "1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.19+esm1",
        "1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.19+esm2",
        "1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.19+esm3",
        "1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.19+esm4",
        "1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.19+esm5",
        "1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.19+esm6",
        "1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.19+esm7",
        "1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.19+esm9",
        "1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.19+esm10",
        "1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.19+esm11",
        "1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.19+esm12",
        "1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.19+esm13",
        "1:9.9.5.dfsg-3ubuntu0.19+esm14"
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            "binary_name": "bind9",
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          },
          {
            "binary_name": "bind9-host",
            "binary_version": "1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.19+esm5"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "bind9utils",
            "binary_version": "1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.19+esm5"
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          {
            "binary_name": "dnsutils",
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          },
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            "binary_name": "host",
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          },
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            "binary_name": "libbind9-140",
            "binary_version": "1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.19+esm5"
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            "binary_name": "libdns-export162",
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            "binary_name": "libdns162",
            "binary_version": "1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.19+esm5"
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        "name": "bind9",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/bind9@1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.19+esm5?arch=source\u0026distro=esm-infra/xenial"
      },
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        "1:9.9.5.dfsg-12",
        "1:9.9.5.dfsg-12.1",
        "1:9.9.5.dfsg-12.1ubuntu1",
        "1:9.10.3.dfsg.P2-4",
        "1:9.10.3.dfsg.P2-5",
        "1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-3",
        "1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-4",
        "1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-5",
        "1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8",
        "1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1",
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        "1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.2",
        "1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.3",
        "1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.4",
        "1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.5",
        "1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.6",
        "1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.7",
        "1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.8",
        "1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.9",
        "1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.10",
        "1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.11",
        "1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.12",
        "1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.14",
        "1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.15",
        "1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.16",
        "1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.17",
        "1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.18",
        "1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.19",
        "1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.19+esm1",
        "1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.19+esm2",
        "1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.19+esm3"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6170",
  "modified": "2026-08-26T19:44:10Z",
  "published": "2016-07-06T14:59:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-6170"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://lists.dns-oarc.net/pipermail/dns-operations/2016-July/015075.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://lists.dns-oarc.net/pipermail/dns-operations/2016-July/015073.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://lists.dns-oarc.net/pipermail/dns-operations/2016-July/015058.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/sischkg/xfer-limit/blob/master/README.md"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/06/3"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01390/0/Operational-Notification%3A-A-party-that-is-allowed-control-over-zone-data-can-overwhelm-a-server-by-transferring-huge-quantities-of-data.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://gitlab.isc.org/isc-projects/bind9/-/commit/5f8412a4cb5ee14a0e8cddd4107854b40ee3291e"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5747-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6170"
    }
  ],
  "related": [
    "USN-5747-1"
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "low",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2016-6170"
  ]
}



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