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Improper Input Validation

CVE-2016-1284

Medium
5.9/10

Summary

rdataset.c in ISC BIND 9 Supported Preview Edition 9.9.8-S before 9.9.8-S5, when nxdomain-redirect is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (REQUIRE assertion failure and daemon exit) via crafted flag values in a query.

  • HIGH
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH

CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation

The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published