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Vulnerability record · CVE-2016-2848 · published 21 October 2016

CVE-2016-2848: Isc bind improper input validation vulnerability

Isc · Bind

ISC BIND 9.1.0 through 9.8.4-P2 and 9.9.0 through 9.9.2-P2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) via malformed options data in an OPT resource record.

7.5 CVSS 3.0 High EPSS 26% · top 2.1% CWE-20 · Improper input validation
7.5CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 5.0
26%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
22References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

ISC BIND 9.1.0 through 9.8.4-P2 and 9.9.0 through 9.9.2-P2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) via malformed options data in an OPT resource record.

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2093.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2094.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2099.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93809
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93814
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037073
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1385450 Issue Tracking
https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01433/74/CVE-2016-2848 MitigationVendor Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180926-0002/
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180926-0005/
https://source.isc.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=bind9.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4adf97c32fcca7d00e5756607fd045f2aab9c3d4
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2093.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2094.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2099.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93809
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93814
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037073
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1385450 Issue Tracking
https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01433/74/CVE-2016-2848 MitigationVendor Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180926-0002/
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180926-0005/
https://source.isc.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=bind9.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4adf97c32fcca7d00e5756607fd045f2aab9c3d4

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2016-2848), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.