vulnerability
ISC BIND: A response containing multiple DNS cookies causes servers with cookie support enabled to exit with an assertion failure. (CVE-2016-2088)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Mar 9, 2016 | Aug 2, 2016 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Mar 9, 2016
Added
Aug 2, 2016
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
Description
resolver.c in named in ISC BIND 9.10.x before 9.10.3-P4, when DNS cookies are enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (INSIST assertion failure and daemon exit) via a malformed packet with more than one cookie option.
Solution
upgrade-isc-bind-latest
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