CVE-2016-9778

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

High · published January 16, 2019

CVSS v3.0
7.5
EPSS
7%
Percentile
94.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

An error in handling certain queries can cause an assertion failure when a server is using the nxdomain-redirect feature to cover a zone for which it is also providing authoritative service. A vulnerable server could be intentionally stopped by an attacker if it was using a configuration that met the criteria for the vulnerability and if the attacker could cause it to accept a query that possessed the required attributes. Please note: This vulnerability affects the "nxdomain-redirect" feature, which is one of two methods of handling NXDOMAIN redirection, and is only available in certain versions of BIND. Redirection using zones of type "redirect" is not affected by this vulnerability. Affects BIND 9.9.8-S1 -> 9.9.8-S3, 9.9.9-S1 -> 9.9.9-S6, 9.11.0-9.11.0-P1.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.0
7.5 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.06843 · 94.0th percentile
Published
2019-01-16T20:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 16 JAN 20:00Z
    An error handling certain queries using the nxdomain-redirect feature could cause a REQUIRE assertion failure in db.c
    cvelistv5