CVE-2016-6173

HIGH

NSD <4.1.11 - DoS

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

NSD before 4.1.11 allows remote DNS master servers to cause a denial of service (/tmp disk consumption and slave server crash) via a zone transfer with unlimited data.

References (8)

Core 8
Core References
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://open.nlnetlabs.nl/pipermail/nsd-users/2016-August/002342.html
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/06/3
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91678
Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.dns-oarc.net/pipermail/dns-operations/2016-July/015058.html
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/06/4
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.nlnetlabs.nl/svn/nsd/tags/NSD_4_1_11_REL/doc/RELNOTES

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0340
EPSS Percentile 87.5%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-399
Status published
Products (1)
nlnetlabs/nsd < 4.1.10
Published Feb 09, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026