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01 Record

CVE-2016-9778

An error handling certain queries using the nxdomain-redirect feature could cause a REQUIRE assertion failure in db.c

HighPUBLISHEDCNA: isc
CNA base score7.5 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

02 Description

An error handling certain queries using the nxdomain-redirect feature could cause a REQUIRE assertion failure in db.c

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
6.81% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 93.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
5.9 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2019-01-16 20:00Z7 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-09-16 20:01Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2016-12-02
Assigning CNA
isc
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
High (CVSS 7.5)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses
Data version
5.1
Document digest
2bce43b3f96720b01b6703449bca425a0f27533c4199c2430f885f93d3d26e5c

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
ISCBIND 9BIND 9 9.9.8-S1 -> 9.9.8-S3, 9.9.9-S1 -> 9.9.9-S6, 9.11.0-9.11.0-P1—

06 References

07 Remediation

Upgrade to the patched release most closely related to your current version of BIND. These can be downloaded from http://www.isc.org/downloads. BIND 9 version 9.11.0-P2 BIND Supported Preview Edition is a special feature preview branch of BIND provided to eligible ISC support customers. BIND 9.9.9-S7

08 Fixed in

Arch Linux

  • bind
    Fixed in 9.11.0.P2-1

Source: Arch Linux Security Tracker, the Arch Linux security team. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

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