vulnerability
Arch Linux: Denial of service (CVE-2016-9778)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Jan 16, 2019 | Jul 11, 2025 | Nov 27, 2025 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Jan 16, 2019
Added
Jul 11, 2025
Modified
Nov 27, 2025
Description
A denial of service flaw was found in the way BIND handled certain queries using the nxdomain-redirect feature to cover a zone for which it is also providing authoritative service. A remote attacker could use this flaw to make named exit unexpectedly with an assertion failure via a specially crafted DNS response.
Solution
arch-linux-upgrade-latest
References
- CVE-2016-9778
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2016-9778
- URL-http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95388
- URL-http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037582
- URL-https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01442/
- URL-https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201701-15
- URL-https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-01
- URL-https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180926-0005/
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