HIGH
bind: assertion failure while handling an unusually-formed DS record response
Published Jan 12, 2017
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 18.27%
Description
named in ISC BIND 9.x before 9.9.9-P5, 9.10.x before 9.10.4-P5, and 9.11.x before 9.11.0-P2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) via a crafted DS resource record in an answer.
Affected products
No data.
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
bind-32:9.9.4-38.el7_3.1
Fixed · RHSA-2017:0062
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 Extended Update Support
bind-32:9.9.4-29.el7_2.6
Fixed · RHSA-2017:1583
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
bind
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
bind97
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
bind
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | bind-32:9.9.4-38.el7_3.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:0062 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 Extended Update Support | bind-32:9.9.4-29.el7_2.6 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:1583 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | bind | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | bind97 | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | bind | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact High
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
18.27% 0.18265
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.18265
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
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Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
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- EPSS v5
Table of values (28 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 18.27% (0.18265) | 97.14th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 18.27% (0.18265) | 97.09th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 7.35% (0.07347) | 94.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 18.27% (0.18265) | 97.02th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 7.35% (0.07347) | 94.07th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 18.27% (0.18265) | 97.01th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 7.35% (0.07347) | 94.04th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 18.27% (0.18265) | 96.99th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 7.35% (0.07347) | 94.01th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 23, 2026 | 18.12% (0.18124) | 96.83th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 30.53% (0.30533) | 97.99th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 3, 2026 | 30.87% (0.30871) | 96.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 3, 2026 | 50.46% (0.50460) | 97.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 26, 2026 | 43.75% (0.43748) | 97.42th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 23, 2026 | 41.43% (0.41431) | 97.29th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 18, 2026 | 50.46% (0.50460) | 97.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 11, 2025 | 56.54% (0.56539) | 98.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 15, 2025 | 53.18% (0.53179) | 97.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 47.99% (0.47993) | 97.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 62.70% (0.62703) | 97.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 47.99% (0.47993) | 97.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 75.45% (0.75450) | 98.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 16, 2023 | 75.45% (0.75450) | 97.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 3, 2023 | 86.67% (0.86672) | 98.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 90.84% (0.90836) | 98.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.29% (0.04292) | 87.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.29% (0.04292) | 86.40th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.29% (0.04292) | 70.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (14)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0062.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3758 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95393 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037582 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1583 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9444 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1411377 Issue Tracking
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05381687 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01441
- https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01441/74/CVE-2016-9444 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9444
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-01 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180926-0005/ x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9444
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jan 12, 2017
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Nov 18, 2016
Link CVE-2016-9444
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a